• Financial concerns leave Italian in an uncertain position• Rob Green and Matthew Upson among those that could leaveGianfranco Zola has admitted he cannot be sure that he will be able to keep hold of West Ham's leading players during next month's transfer window.The manager is desperate to retain key men such as Rob Green, Matthew Upson, Scott Parker and Carlton Cole, but acknowledged that their future is out of his hands because of West Ham's financial predicament."You know, we want to keep the best players. I don't know what's going to happen next month," said Zola. "The only thing I know for sure is that before then we have three games coming up that are very, very important and I want to focus on them. That's the main thing, the rest is out of my control."CB Holdings, the company formed by creditors to run West Ham, had its position strengthened this month when Straumur, its leading shareholder, was granted a moratorium on its debts until September. Zola prefers to focus on a festive programme which starts against bottom-placed Portsmouth on Saturday and is followed by games against Tottenham, also in the Premier League, and Arsenal, in the FA Cup."The first step is to get through this game on Saturday, which is vital, and let's do it all together and then we'll see what happens [in January]," Zola said.Upson is wanted by Tottenham, though their manager, Harry Redknapp, will need to offload players – most likely David Bentley or Roman Pavlyuchenko – to generate the necessary funds.West Ham UnitedTransfer windowPremier LeagueDominic Fifieldguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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