Gianfranco Zola claims he has made the West Ham board aware that he does not want to see Craig Bellamy leave in January.
Bellamy has been the subject of a bid from Tottenham, while it is believed there are a host of other teams looking at the Welsh forward.
It is believed that The Hammers may offload players in January due to the financial uncertainly at the club, but Zola claims he has made it clear Bellamy is integral to his plans.
Bellamy gave a perfect advertisement of his talents with a superb display against Portsmouth and Zola does not want to see him go.
“He scored two very important goals for us and hopefully he'll keep scoring goals for us," said Zola.
"There's so much speculation but, as far as I'm concerned, he's our player. It's as simple as that.
"He's a very important player and is enjoying a very good moment.
"The club knows I don't want to sell Bellamy and we have had a total understanding right from the start.
"With all the talking around him, another player might have been affected. But he's a professional and is very good. Everything he does is spot on.
"For me, I think he can be even better than he was today."