West Ham striker Craig Bellamy has added to the uncertainty surrounding the club by admitting that he could be sold in the January transfer window.

The Welsh striker revealed that the Hammers turned down a bid for him from Manchester City in the summer and, even though he does not want to leave, the financial difficulties at Upton Park could mean he may have to go.

Owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has confirmed this week that he is ready to sell West Ham, valued at £250million, after suffering huge losses to his personal wealth following the collapse of Icelandic bank Landsbanki.

The club also have the possible £30m compensation claim by Sheffield United regarding the Carlos Tevez affair hanging over their heads and both former boss Alan Curbishley and ex-chairman Eggert Magnusson are suing over the terms of their exits from Upton Park.

Bellamy said: "It's that time of year, there's always a lot of speculation. I'm very happy at West Ham and I'm never going to go in and ask for move.

"But you don't know what position the club are in.

"You don't know if they are going to accept bids or not accept bids. Look what happened to Anton [Ferdinand].

"As far as we knew he wasn't going and then he was gone [to Sunderland]. My situation was that Manchester City put a bid in and West Ham turned it down so if that happens again . . . maybe a club will be interested.

“I'm not saying that's going to happen. But if a club does [come in] and West Ham turn it down I'm still a West Ham player.”

For now, Bellamy is relishing working under manager Gianfranco Zola and believes that if he is allowed to keep the team together they can build on last week's draw at Chelsea — starting tomorrow against Aston Villa.

“It's a good training ground,” Bellamy told talkSPORT. “Zola's brought in a lot of foreign players as that's the route he's going to go, that's what he knows."