Hammers clear up O’Brien speculation
Stories were circulating on Deadline Day that Sunderland had wanted to take the right back to the Stadium of Light… but it never happened.
And a club insider told us this morning: “There was no inquiry or offer from Sunderland or elsewhere.
“We wouldn’t have allowed him to leave anyway – he did very well indeed when he appeared at Anfield on Saturday and showed that he has a role to play until the end of the season.
“He is in the squad for the game against Aston Villa this evening and although he may be allowed to leave on a free transfer at the end of the season, we wouldn’t have been happy about letting him leave at this stage.”
There was a lot of media speculation over JOB yesterday (Monday) but our source added: “He’s been a great servant to this club and we wouldn’t want to stand in his way of landing a final decent contract.”