Manchester United target Jarrod Bowen has indicated he intends to remain at West Ham following the club's relegation to the Championship. The Hammers required a win against Leeds and for Tottenham to suffer defeat at home to Everton to preserve their top-flight status and relegate Spurs instead.
And while Nuno Espirito Santo's side fulfilled their obligations with second-half strikes from Taty Castellanos, Bowen and Callum Wilson, Spurs, who had failed to secure a home league victory all year, defeated Everton 1-0 to guarantee their Premier League survival.
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United are among several Premier League clubs linked with a potential swoop for Bowen. The Guardian recently reported that the Reds were evaluating the England international as a possibility on the left flank.
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Chelsea and Liverpool have also been mentioned, but Bowen emphasised after the match at the London Stadium that he has no intention of departing the Hammers this summer.
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"Ultimately, this season we haven't been good enough and we've paid the price," he told Sky Sports.
"I'm under contract here. I've been here six and a half years. I've had some really high moments and this is a low moment that will outweigh everything.
"There's going to be rumours, there's going to be talk. Ultimately, what I see is getting this club back in the Premier League because that is where it deserves to be.
"This is a really, really low moment, but we have to bounce back because there's no other way. This is a really difficult moment.
"You never know what the future holds. For me, I want to get this club back in the Premier League. Right now our vision is to do that."
Before he continued: "We have to go away now, not enjoy our time off because you're never going to enjoy your time off with the season we've had, but stay with your family and loved ones, recover well and prepare well for when we come back in and get promoted."
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He then concluded: "Not really [a consolation that West Ham did what they needed to] because we never wanted to be in this situation."
"Coming into the game, we had to take care of ourselves and hold onto that bit of hope that we had. That's all we could do. We were relying on another result. Ultimately, it's not enough.
"[I just feel] hurt. I've been here six and a half years now. Had a lot of good moments and this outweighs all of it. Getting this club relegated... it hurts.
"We shouldn't be in the position we're in but we've found ourselves in it and we've not done enough to stay up. Hurt is the only thing."