Slaven Bilic insists West Ham will do everything in their power to retain Dimitri Payet amid speculation surrounding the France international's future.
With Payet enjoying a stunning debut Premier League campaign in 2015-16, the Hammers tied the midfielder down to a fresh five-and-a-half-year contract in February.
And that was fuelled this week by Payet declaring that he missed Champions League football and would not "close the door to anything".
Ahead of West Ham's trip to Swansea City on Boxing Day, Hammers boss Bilic addressed the media and was unequivocal in his response regarding Payet.
"We do not want to sell Dimitri Payet and he is a great player," said Bilic.
"He has a contract and we will do everything to make sure he stays with us.
"I am not a big fan of the January transfer window but we are going to try and find a couple of positions where we need to strengthen."
"I will discuss the situation with Simone Zaza about his contract situation and we will find a solution," added Bilic.
