Former Hammer Demba Ba has old his Instagram followers that he would have liked to stay a West Ham player for longer.
Ba, now in China playing for Shanghai Shenhua posted on social media
“First EPL club. As a hammer. Too short but very nice time tho,”
After a failed medical with Stoke City, Ba was sold to West Ham for a fee believed to be £560,000 based on appearances. He signed a three-year contract with the Hammers in January 2011, on a pay as you play basis due to knee problems found in the Stoke medical.
Ba’s Premier League debut came on 6th February 2011, as a 75th minute substitute for Robbie Keane against Birmingham. His first goals followed six days later during his full debut, scoring twice in a 3–3 draw against West Brom. Despite finishing as their top scorer for the season with seven from twelve games including 2 in the last game, Ba’s stay with West Ham proved to be short after West Ham were relegated following a 3–2 loss away to Wigan, he invoked a release clause in his contract allowing him to leave for free. He signed for Newcastle, later joining Chelsea for a reported £7m. He later joined Bilic’s team Besiktas for £4.2m
Good player but too mercenary for me.Must be sick of chinese takeaway.
It’s a shame his brother Overthe wasn’t more accurate
He had opportunities both to stay and too come back and chose other options so I guess he didn’t regret it too much 😉
Is he feeling snubbed, peed off bilic didn’t bring him back here during the window?
His cousin Lambsgo does some great farmyard impressions