Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Manuel Lanzini from West Ham United in the summer transfer window.
Lanzini is one of the best players at West Ham and is expected to be huge for the Hammers this season.
The 24-year-old attacking midfielder is expected to be the creator-in-chief for the London club during the 2017-18 campaign.
The Argentina international has already shown what he is capable of in the Premier League and has been linked with a move away from the London Stadium in the summer transfer window.
West Ham manager Bilic, though, has made it clear that the Argentine will not leave the Hammers this summer.
“I said it last week, I speak to Manu every day, he is very happy,” Bilic told West Ham’s official website. “He really feels at home here. He feels wanted. You can see it every day – he is smiling and happy. He broke into the Argentina national team.
“He knows if he has a good season at West Ham, he has the chance to improve, to have a better contract with West Ham and to play for Argentina. He is very happy here.
“I am sure he is going to stay with us. He knows that he is wanted. He was voted the Players’ Player of the Year, which is a really good thing. It makes you feel really wanted at a place. He likes it here.”
Lanzini is not the finished product yet and is not at the level of Coutinho, but the Argentina international would be a good signing for Liverpool.
Manager Jurgen Klopp would be able to improve the 24-year-old, but Bilic’s comments suggest that the attacker will not leave West Ham this summer.
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