Gold: “All Sakho wants to do is play!”
Everybody in the club has been inspired by the striker who almost failed to make it into the club until David Sullivan stepped in and rescued a deal that looked lost.
Now Sakho has become not only the man of the moment but almost a symbol of a Hammers season which just gets better and better thanks to his goals.
And in a glowing tribute to the front man David Gold – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – said: “This kid is an absolute breath of fresh air – all he wants to do is play.
“He doesn’t appear to have given his injury a second thought. He just wants to be out there playing – it’s brilliant and inspiring .”
Gold added that over 20 years in the game he had seen those players who make “rather a lot of their injuries” but likened Sakho to youngsters in the park who play for the joy of it.
He said: “It really is so refreshing to find a player like this. He has settled brilliantly and everybody is affected by his great attitude. He is a joy to be around.
“And to score in seven consecutive games is a near unheard of achievement. To manage that whilst still settling into a new country and culture is extraordinary. How much better can he get – we’ve struck gold.”