Last Updated: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26
The Croatian FA have said they will block any move by West Ham to try and prise their manager Slaven Bilic away from them.
The former Hammers defender appears to be high on the wanted list as West Ham look to replace Alan Curbishley who walked out this week, despite having distanced himself from the post in recent days.
Now the Croatian FA have stepped in and said they would block any attempt by West Ham to land their manager.
"Bilic can't go because there will be a big political problem with Croatia," Croatian FA president Vlatko Markovi told the Daily Express. "This is the usual speculation. It will be mission impossible."
"Bilic can't go and, even if he loses against England, he is not going to leave as we are very happy with him. They [West Ham] might have money, but so do we - and the Croatian FA has enough money to buy West Ham."