West Ham make Jarrod Bowen stance clear with latest announcement - view

West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen has unsurprisingly been linked with an exit this summer, but the Hammers appear to have hinted he is going nowhere.

The Hammers' relegation has prompted many links away from the London Stadium.

There will be no surprise that Mateus Fernandes has left, even if it is disappointing to lose him to Tottenham.

Crysencio Summerville has also emerged as a target away from East London at this early stage of the window.

The question of Bowen's future is arguably the loudest after six excellent years in claret and blue.

West Ham now appear to have sent out a message to any interested parties over the future of their skipper.

West Ham send clear Jarrod Bowen message

With the Irons looking to introduce a new badge in the near future, it seems that it is a new era in E20.

Relegation may have been the break that they needed to make some much-needed fundamental changes.

That may prove to be positive, although that doesn't mean that United will want to lose someone as key as Bowen.

The Englishman has been linked to Aston Villa, Everton, Liverpool and Newcastle United already this summer.

Those Premier League sides may be interested, but West Ham have made their stance crystal clear.

The Hammers released their new home shirt on Thursday, with Bowen unmistakably the face of the campaign.

He featured in the first images shared on X, before being the first face to be shown in the first video footage shared on the social media platform.

Would the skipper feature so much in the announcement of a new kit if he wasn't going to feature in it next season?

Bowen may replicate Cristiano Ronaldo at West Ham

As positive as it may seem for the forward to be the face of the new kit release, it may not be all sunshine and rainbows just yet.

There have been plenty of situations over the years that have seen big-name stars wear kits in launch campaigns that they never actually played in.

One of the most high profile examples of this saw Cristiano Ronaldo wear the 2018-19 Real Madrid shirt in a promotional shoot, before also featuring in the kit on the cover of FIFA 19.

The Portugal international never played competitively in the shirt before he moved to Juventus and the cover of the football game was changed as a result.

It could prove to be a similar story for Bowen this summer if he is to make a move away from the London Stadium.

The only boost is that West Ham appear confident about his future for him to lead the kit launch, so that could be taken as a boost.