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West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen commits future to club despite Premier League relegation

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West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen has ⁠pledged his future to the club as they prepare for life in ‌the second-tier Championship following relegation from the ‌Premier League, the England forward said ‌in an interview published on Friday ‌on the team's website.

[p]The 29-year-old was ‌part of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] side that dropped out of the top flight ‌on the final day of last ⁠season, prompting ‌speculation about his future.[/p][p]"[b]For me, the main ​thing is to get this club back into the Premier ​League... It was a no-brainer for me to be here and the vision ⁠is clear, ​it’s the Premier League[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bowen-jarrod/pW170H9K/"]Bowen[/a] said.[/p][p]"[b]I know it’s difficult times. We share that disappointment, but that’s done now. The ‌job now is to get back into the Premier League and go up this season[/b]."[/p][embed guid="c9c34a52-d24c-427f-ae97-76299bea7d1a" url="https://x.com/WestHam/status/2078065354555703477" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bowen joined West Ham from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hull-city/S66R0t75/"]Hull City[/a] in 2020 and has made 280 appearances for the London club, scoring 85 goals. He has captained the side since 2024 ‌following the departure of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zouma-kurt/SKosf7jl/"]Kurt Zouma[/a].[/p][p]The ​forward has also earned 22 caps ‌for England, although he missed out on a place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad this summer.[/p][p]West Ham open their Championship campaign at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/burnley/z3dmTMMO/"]⁠Burnley[/a] on ⁠August 16th.[/p]

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