West Ham manager David Moyes has dismissed reports suggesting that there is a row between him and Diafra Sakho and suggested that he has been benching the Senegal international for footballing reasons.
Sakho reportedly receives bonus payments of £50,000 for each game in the Premier League that he starts.
There have been reports suggesting that the striker is unhappy at Moyes because he is generally used off the bench and thus misses out on the payments.
There was reported to be a conflict between the manager and player after the League game against Arsenal however Moyes has denied that there is any truth to the rumour.
Writing in the Standard, he said: “I was dumbfounded when I heard there had been reports of a row between Diafra Sakho and myself before the Arsenal match.
“I can say categorically there has never been any cross words with Diafra since I’ve been at the club and I have been pleased with his performances when he has come off the bench in games.
He has never been in to see me about anything since I’ve been at the club so I was amazed when I was told about the allegations.”
