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Cheikhou Kouyate desperate for European football

Cheikhou Kouyate wants West Ham to secure European football next season to coincide with the club's move to the Olympic Stadium.

Cheikhou Kouyate has urged his West Ham United teammates to learn from their mistakes of this season and qualify for Europe next term.

Sam Allardyce's side enjoyed a fine first half of the 2014-15 campaign and finished the calendar year in sixth, two points adrift of the Champions League places.

Six months later and the Hammers sit 11th after a disastrous 2015 in which they have picked up just three victories to scupper their European dream for another season.

This time next year the Irons will be preparing for a move to the Olympic Stadium, and Kouyate hopes that the added bonus of European football will make it a memorable first season at their new home.

"The club is very ambitious. We want to secure European football for our first year in the new Stadium. Anything can happen in football, you just need to believe," he told the club's official website.

"We want to have a good season next year and leave Upton Park in as higher position as possible. We want to make the people happy.

"The new Stadium is an immense arena, it is perfect for big matches so we need a big season to set ourselves up for that."

West Ham conclude their Premier League campaign with a visit to Newcastle United on Sunday.

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