Hammers will never go to next level while selling best players - Dyer

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Actor, West Ham fan and captain Jarrod Bowen's father-in-law Danny Dyer says he is "still processing" the Hammers' relegation from the Premier League.

Speaking on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, he said: "I'm still processing it all, it hurts. I'm very close to it.

"Three years ago we won the Conference League, he [Bowen] scored the winner, and three years later we're relegated.

"They've broken my heart most of my life like that."

He continued: "We've had a lovely three years but the thing about us is we're one of those clubs where we're never going to go to the next level because whenever we get a good player, they leave us.

"They go to a bigger club and that's always going to be the case for us."

Bowen's future remains uncertain, while the 29-year-old also missed out on selection for Thomas Tuchel's squad for the upcoming World Cup.

"I know he wants to stay but I've got no answers about that at all," Dyer added.

"He's devastated by it [relegation]. I can't tell you how much he takes it to heart."

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