There’s a second major boost for West Ham as an official late night announcement sees Said Benrahma ditched for AFCON.
We said earlier today that Ivory Coast’s decision to not choose Maxwel Cornet for the African Cup of Nations had given West Ham hope.
However, it means that with Kudus out and Lucas Paqueta hurt, Cornet, who started on the bench against Arsenal, will now be available for West Ham right when they need him.
Moreover, he has been connected to a transfer during the January transfer window. Because of this, it will also be considerably easier to unload Cornet should David Moyes need to generate the money to invest in a new acquisition. Cornet is not traveling to the AFCON.
Said Benrahma was named in Algeria’s mammoth 50-man initial squad last week. And as we reported earlier it remained to be seen whether he made the final cut.We said on Hammers News about two weeks ago that Benrahma and Cornet had little chance of attending AFCON.
A second significant win for West Ham comes from the official late-night news that Benrahma is being benched for the AFCON.It should come as no surprise considering how controversially Algerian manager Djamel Belmadi treated Benrahma during his most recent selection in October, which followed a dispute over his replacement. After Benrahma took a penalty off Islam Slimani, the former forward for Leicester, the two also had a falling out.However, similar to Cornet, this implies that West Ham will have Benrahma available for them to utilize or sell in January.Numerous teams are reportedly interested in hiring the winger.Benrahma’s last-gasp penalty attempt against Arsenal was saved in the 2-0 victory.
Although it is unfortunate for the players, Cornet and Benrahma’s rejections come at a fantastic moment for West Ham and may present them with the opportunity to either salvage their careers with the Hammers or pursue new opportunities.A second significant win for West Ham comes from the official late-night news that Benrahma is being benched for the AFCON.It should come as no surprise considering how controversially Algerian manager Djamel Belmadi treated Benrahma during his most recent selection in October, which followed a dispute over his replacement. After Benrahma took a penalty off Islam Slimani, the former forward for Leicester, the two also had a falling out.However, similar to Cornet, this implies that West Ham will have Benrahma available for them to utilize or sell in January.Numerous teams are reportedly interested in hiring the winger.Benrahma’s last-gasp penalty attempt againstA second significant win for West Ham comes from the official late-night news that Benrahma is being benched for the AFCON.It should come as no surprise considering how controversially Algerian manager Djamel Belmadi treated Benrahma during his most recent selection in October, which followed a dispute over his replacement. After Benrahma took a penalty off Islam Slimani, the former forward for Leicester, the two also had a falling out.However, similar to Cornet, this implies that West Ham will have Benrahma available for them to utilize or sell in January.Numerous teams are reportedly interested in hiring the winger.Benrahma’s last-gasp penalty attempt againstA second significant win for West Ham comes from the official late-night news that Benrahma is being benched for the AFCON.It should come as no surprise considering how controversially Algerian manager Djamel Belmadi treated Benrahma during his most recent selection in October, which followed a dispute over his replacement. After Benrahma took a penalty off Islam Slimani, the former forward for Leicester, the two also had a falling out.However, similar to Cornet, this implies that West Ham will have Benrahma available for them to utilize or sell in January.Numerous teams are reportedly interested in hiring the winger.Benrahma’s last-gasp penalty attempt against
