James Collins is now highly unlikely to get a new contract offer from West Ham at the end of the campaign.
The club see Reece Burke as their fourth defender and – as we reported yesterday – he could be back at the club by as early as January should we receive an offer for Collins in the winter window.
With Winston Reid, James Tomkins, Angelo Ogbonna, Burke and Doniel Henry available it now looks certain the Irons will move Ginge on for a small fee or part company with the 32 year old on a free in the summer.
We have been told exclusively by a club source that whilst there has been no interest from elsewhere at this stage it would be more than feasible for a struggling Premier League club or top of the table Championship outfit to be interested.
And that raises the interesting scenario of a bid from the Sam Allardyce-managed Sunderland who have all sorts of defensive worries.
Collins had the opportunity of a loan move to QPR in the summer but chose to take his chance in Slaven Bilic’s new set up.
A source told us: “We will listen to offers for James in the window. We have a strong group of central defenders. He’s been a great servant and we will do what’s right.”
Will playing carol instead of Valencia be a bad call!!
Also moses instead of zarate !!!!
Am I missing something here ???
I trust Bilic and hope he is going to make the right call , if carol doesn’t do better than last week what then ? Same for moses and noble ?
Big game this , he needs to call it right ???
So Tomkins and Carroll cost us the game but some Muppet at the club decides it’s Ginges fault. Typical ****
Which muppet say it if you mean Slav who has given us so much this season ?
If it’s a different muppet and you think Ginge is better then the 5 above and Oxford please explain why ?
Or are you saying its Lady B again as she makes all your dreams Rugby
I don’t believe Ginge was going to get a new contract tbh, he’s been a great servant to this club, will be fondly remembered, but to say he’s going due to loss ,is immaturity at best.
Slav Has never blamed any 1 player ever..