Slaven Bilic unmoved by speculation over his future as West Ham manager
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Slaven Bilic has brushed off the persistent speculation about his job at West Ham and shrugged: “I'm not bothered.”
From Jaap Stam to Slavisa Jokanovic and Roberto Mancini, the list of contenders to take over from Bilic as Hammers manager is long enough to form a sizeable picket line at the Taxpayers Stadium.
Owners David Gold and David Sullivan gave Bilic a resounding vote of confidence – not that one of those did much for Claudio Ranieri at Leicester – and West Ham have since clinched Premier League safety, in all but advanced mathematics.
Travelling fans belted out their support for Bilic in the 2-2 draw at Sunderland on Saturday, and the Croatian has remained dignified amid the distasteful swirl of rumours that his job is on the line.
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Bilic said: “I've always been quite relaxed about my contract situation. I do my job the best I can and those things don't bother me.
“At the end of the day, I have a contract which has another year to run, so I'm honestly not bothered.”