David Moyes hinted that Said Benrahma will once again start from the substitutes bench when West Ham welcome Fulham to the London Stadium tomorrow, as quoted by Football.London.
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The Hammers boss signed the 25-year-old Algerian on a season-long loan from Brentford for a £4 million fee. West Ham have an obligation to buy the winger for a further £20 million plus £5 million in add-ons next summer (The Guardian).
Benrahma was lacking in match fitness, however. And so far, he has had to make do with just a seven minute cameo appearance from the bench against Liverpool last weekend.
Now, with three weeks training with West Ham under his belt, the 25-year-old will be looking to make his first start for the east London outfit.
But Moyes hinted that that the Hammers fans will have to wait a little while longer before seeing Benrahma in the starting line-up, as quoted by Football.London:
“We have good competition which I am really happy with, Said is part of that. He is getting closer to match fitness. He will be in and around the squad again.”
Judging by those comments, it is highly unlikely that Benrahma will start the match against Fulham.
Moyes is notorious for easing his new signings in slowly. Perhaps that is the best way to handle the Algerian. He already has a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
And hopefully he will be ready to live up to those high expectations when Moyes eventually does start him for West Ham.
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