Mark Noble delivered his verdict on West Ham teammate Alphonse Areola when speaking to the club’s official website last night.
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The 28-year-old stopper joined the Hammers on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
West Ham have the option of signing Areola permanently for around £11 million next summer (Wyn Foot).
The Frenchman has played four games for the Hammers so far and is still yet to concede a goal.
He was absolutely brilliant last night against Manchester City in the cup.
Mark Noble delivers verdict on Alphonse Areola signing
The West Ham skipper played alongside the 28-year-old goalkeeper during our impressive win over Man City in the Carabao Cup.
And Noble spoke very highly of Areola after the game:
“You recruit these sorts of players. Alphonse knows Lukasz is number one at the minute, but he’s great around the boys, he doesn’t sulk, he comes in and he’s been fantastic in the Europa League games that he’s played and fantastic in the Carabao Cup games and tonight he showed how good he is and what a great bit of business for us!”
Areola really does look the business.
What a performance he put in last night. The 28-year-old was cool and composed with the ball at his feet, reassuring and commanding in the air and pulled off a few brilliant saves showcasing his incredible reflexes.
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West Ham will undoubtedly make his loan move permanent in the summer. And we can be safe in the knowledge that we are well sorted in the goalkeeping department for quite some time.
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