West Ham boss David Moyes is delighted Mark Noble will be staying next season.
Noble penned a new 12-month deal last week.
"Mark was always going to be with us next season," Moyes told West Ham TV. I didn't think at any time that he wouldn't, and I wouldn't be without him.
“Right from the start of the season, people were saying 'are you going to use Mark Noble?' and 'what are you going to do with him?' but if you saw my interviews, I always said Mark was going to play a big part and he already has in some of the games he's played.
“He's played very well in many of the games. He's found it more difficult to get in the team because of Tomáš Souček and Declan Rice, and I think he would be the first one to accept that and admit that as well, but when he's played for us, he's been good.
“I want him to be part of the team next year and, look, everyone at West Ham will know Mark Noble even better than me, but I can't see Mark Noble going away. I don't think management seems to be his thing, but I think if we had him around the Club, we'd love to have him in some area, and why would we not? He's been here since he was a boy, he's been incredibly loyal, so let's hope there is a role for him at the Club somewhere in the future as well."
