West Ham United attacker Said Benrahma faces a very bleak future at the London Stadium in our view.
The 26-year-old joined West Ham from Brentford in October 2020.
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He ended up joining on a permanent £25 million deal in January 2021, having spent the previous three months at the London Stadium on a £4 million loan deal (Eurosport).
Benrahma initially struggled to make much of an impact during his first season at the London Stadium though.
The Algeria international did find some form during the first couple of months of this season but then went through a really bad patch.
He has still bagged nine goals and six assists this season (Transfermarkt) but that hasn’t prevented David Moyes form giving him the cold shoulder on numerous occasions.
And Claret and Hugh even suggested yesterday that Moyes could be prepared to allow Benrahma to leave the London Stadium in the summer.
And we believe that Benrahma’s time in East London could soon come to an end…
West Ham ace finished at the London Stadium
It’s clear for everyone to see that David Moyes is not a huge fan of Said Benrahma.
There is a train of thought that the Scot didn’t actually want to sign him in the first place and the 26-year-old’s arrival at the London Stadium as purely down to David Sullivan.
It certainly wouldn’t be a surprise if that was the case. Moyes is always reluctant to praise Benrahma, even when the Algeria international has played well.
There have been times this season when the 26-year-old has been really low on confidence. It seems as though he’s been crying out for an arm around the shoulder. Moyes has persisted with the tough love approach though.
Benrahma, who earns around £60k-a-week according to The Daily Mail, is always the first man to be hooked by Moyes. He has been substituted more than any other player in the Premier League this season.
During our Europa League first-leg clash with Lyon at the London Stadium last week, West Ham left-back Aaron Cresswell was sent-off just before half-time. Surprise, surprise – it was Benrahma who was sacrificed.
Having only played 45 minutes on Thursday night, many thought Benny would start against Brentford on Sunday. He started the game on the bench though – a quite baffling decision considering some of the tired legs out there.
The writing appears to be on the wall for Benrahma.
With so many new signings needed at West Ham in the summer, we strongly believe that Moyes could cash in on the Algerian in order to boost his transfer budget.
And if that does happen, it might end up being a big mistake.
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