West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has reiterated his desire to keep want-away defender Winston Reid but admits the decision is out of his hands.

The New Zealand international looks set to leave Upton Park by the end of the season after Allardyce admitted he had 'no future' at the club following a breakdown in contract talks.

Reid is out of contract with the Hammers at the end of June and after contract talks stalled, meaning he will likely leave the club when his current deal expires.

Arsenal are amongst those to have been linked with the 26-year-old, but Allardyce has not given up hope of holding onto the former Midtjylland defender.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Allardyce said: "There’s no choice for me, he stays - that’s it. If somebody makes a big offer then obviously the chairman decides, but for me he’s staying.

"The chairman decides whether the money is big enough, but for me he stays and I think that the way the club has improved, I think he will stay.

"And I think that what we have done this season, and hopefully (we will) finish off the season strongly, might persuade him to sign for us.

"We are on the up at the moment and we have got a very big future ahead of us, moving into the new stadium. So the club could be bigger than it’s ever been in the next four to five years."

Reid has missed just one Premier League game for the Hammers this term.