26 Apr 2009

Zola signs four year contract with West Ham

5:23 pm on 26 April 2009

The manager of English football side West Ham United, Gianfranco Zola, has signed up for another four years at the club.

The 42-year-old Italian signed a new contract to run until 2013 after this morning's 1-0 Premier League home defeat by his former team Chelsea at Upton Park.

Zola says he expects his number two Steve Clarke, another former Chelsea player, to also sign a new deal with an announcement due next week.

The Hammers Chief executive Scott Duxbury says the club is looking at a very bright, long-term future with Zola.