West Ham United are hoping to keep Pablo Zabaleta at the club.
According to the London Evening Standard, West Ham United defender Pablo Zabaleta is set for talks with boss Manuel Pellegrini about staying for next season.
The Hammer snapped up Zabaleta on a free transfer from Manchester City in the summer of 2017, and he has been a regular for the club under three different managers now.
Slaven Bilic, David Moyes and now Pellegrini have all given the veteran consistent playing time, with the Argentinian still going strong in the Premier League at 34 years of age.
Zabaleta is out of contract at the end of the season though, and it remains to be seen whether the right back will choose to stay at the London Stadium for another year.
With Ryan Fredericks somewhat hit and miss in the top flight, West Ham are hoping that Zabaleta will choose to stay, especially given his close relationship with Pellegrini.
The London Evening Standard now report that Zabaleta is set to sit down with Pellegrini for talks about his future, as they attempt to thrash out a potential deal.
It’s noted that Manchester City may want Zabaleta back as a coach under Pep Guardiola, though Pellegrini told Football.London last month that he doesn’t think that will happen.
A return to the Premier League giants could be appealing when Zabaleta does hang up his boots, but that may be more of a subject for next summer rather than this one, giving West Ham hope of a new deal.
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