West Ham boss Slaven Bilic drops another John Terry transfer hint

Adjust Comment Print

There was speculation that Sakho did not travel after refusing to be a substitute at the Stadium of Light, but Bilic insisted there was no bust-up.

"We did a session Thursday morning with 17 outfield players; most of the teams they have 24, 25, 26 players".

"He should be back for the following match".

The Hammers were in serious danger of being dragged into a fight for survival but a welcome 1-0 win over Swansea City, followed by a 2-2 draw with Sunderland last time out, has all-but secured their top flight status.

"We are going to see, we have to discuss it", said Bilic.

"I should know about that if there was because it involves me who spoke with him and everything!" He was injured for the game. He was injured against Sunderland, he is supposed to train today. We are going to see, we have two really good goalkeepers.

Whoever lines up in goal will be facing the daunting task of stopping Romelu Lukaku, the striker who can not stop scoring against West Ham.

Former Giro winner Scarponi dies after being hit by a van
The 2011 Giro d'Italia victor Michele Scarponi has been killed after being involved in a crash during training. Cycling star Michele Scarponi has died aged 37 following a crash with a van during training.

The revelation Terry will depart Stamford Bridge has put many clubs on high-alert, as he is still regarded as one of the best central defenders England has ever produced, despite being 36 years old.

West Ham already have quality in the back with the likes of Jose Fonte, Winston Reid and James Collins, which Bilic eludes to but admits he cannot say "never".

"I'm not so sure that John, yes, fantastic player that he is, yes he'd do us a great job, but with those amount of centre-halves at the club I can't see that happening at the moment". He looks good in training.

As for the options at his disposal to replace Byram at full-back, the Croatian was less certain. People forget how young he is as he has been on the radar for a long time. However, Arsenal have played two fewer games than the Toffees.

However, Koeman has no intentions of bolstering his squad with a huge number of new arrivals in the summer in order to cope with the increased demands and will instead look to manage his resources.

He ruled out the prospect of playing either Arthur Masuaku or Aaron Cresswell as an emergency right-back and with Cheikhou Kouyate needed in midfield, it will mean either Havard Nordtveit at right-back, or a three-man centre-back line.

"He will probably be fit for our next game, but for this game, no", he said.

Comments