Jarrod Bowen and Nuno Espirito Santo have refused to rule out a departure from West Ham following their relegation.
Hammers captain Bowen scored in a 3-0 final-day win over Leeds but it was not enough to keep the club in the top flight after Tottenham beat Everton to secure their own survival.
The 29-year-old now may be among a raft of West Ham players, along with manager Nuno, to leave the club in the summer transfer window, visibly emotional as he thanked the fans still inside the London Stadium after full-time.
But when pressed on his future, Bowen insisted it was “disrespectful” to speak on such a matter so soon after the club’s demotion, ending a 14-year stint in the top flight.
“It’s still very, very raw,” he told BBC Sport. “Talking about futures is disrespectful to the club, the fans, everything like that. This club deserves to be in the Premier League. Our aim now is to get this club back into the Premier League.
Asked again, he added: “It’s disrespectful to everyone to start talking about that. I want this club to be in the Premier League. It’s a club that means so much to me and has given me so much so my vision is to get this club back in the Premier League.”
Bowen, who missed out on the England squad for this summer’s World Cup, has recorded 10-plus goals in the past five seasons for West Ham, having joined from Hull in 2019.
Nuno echoed Bowen’s stance in regards to future plans, stating that fans “will know” his situation but only at a different time.
“It’s a moment of deep sadness for all of us at the club,” said Nuno. “It was a tough day, we had a tough mission, we lost the privilege of deciding our own future.
“If you ask me now about the past and the future, I don’t think it’s the best days to understand the moment of sadness of our fans, of ourselves, of the club, and apologise and thank them for all of the support they gave us.
“It was a strange season in terms of points, normally 39 I think in the last 10 years or so has given the teams enough to keep safe. We improved, but it’s not enough.”
