Darren Randolph faces another medical tomorrow before he can be declared fit for a transfer back to West Ham.
Claret and Hugh have learnt that Randolph is currently injured with exact same problem that affected Fabaisnki and David Martin.
An insider has said the problem is not as bad as the injury which affected Fabianksi and the 32-year-old will have another scan tomorrow.
The Hammers still hope to announce the re-capture of the 32-year-old goalkeeper from Middlesbrough for a transfer fee believed to be £4m. New Hammers boss David Moyes wants to bring in a goalkeeper reinforcement after a torrid spell by Roberto during Lucasz Fabianski’s three-month absence with a thigh injury.
David Martin replaced Roberto only to suffer from a similar thigh injury which has kept him out of action.
West Ham remains in 16th position in the Premier League two points above Bournemouth in 18th.
The Republic of Ireland international spent two seasons with the Hammers between 2015 and 2017 making 28 appearances before joining Boro in a £5m move in July 2017. The 32-year-old made 48 appearances for Middlesbrough in all competitions, proving himself as a reliable member of Tony Pulis’s squad.
He was also a key part of the Teessiders establishing themselves as one of the most robust defences in the Football League.
Over the course of the season, Randolph kept 19 clean sheets and conceded an average of just 0.8 goals per game
Understand he is injured?
He is but he should be fit soon
So why is the headline “Hammer passes medical” ??
The story changed. initially it was thought his medical as successful but they were waiting on scan results let into this evening. That indicated a a further scan was required tomorrow. Transfer stories can change quick rapidly at times
The 5 scouts did a great job there, how’d they not know that he was injured/had that type of injury? That should be a basic requirement of the scouting process – no wonder we sign so many injury-prone players!
Why are we signing a injured player?
In the hope, he will be fit soon
Sounds perfect sense…. sign an injured player to cover a uninjured one. Yep a true WHU move
New player unable to play for weeks, no sense Moyes does it arse about face, for a second time?