Lanzini sends emotional message

Manu Lanzini has issued an emotional message following the ruptured cruciate  injury which has wrecked his World Cup dream and looks set to see him miss a season of his Hammers career.

The midfielder – speaking on Instagram – spoke of the pain he is feeling after seeing his childhood Woeld Cup dream shattered.

He said: “This publication is to tell you that there is more suffering and pain that I feel for what happened to me, for being so close to fulfilling the dream I dreamed of as a kid as it was to play a World Cup, not being able to do it.

“Beyond all this, I am very grateful to you for having sent me so nice messages of support, affection and good energies.

“Thank my family that they always see a positive side to this and that makes me very well and for restraining me.

“I also want to thank my colleagues who were in charge of doing everything possible to make me feel good and not to spend such a painful day.

“Also send them many strengths and hopefully they can achieve the goal was raised from the beginning. All together for a dream.