West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang has barely featured this season and is expected to leave the club this summer.
Obiang has made just 11 starts for the Hammers under Manuel Pellegrini.
The midfielder was the subject of interest from former club Sampdoria and Fiorentina last summer (talkSPORT).
But West Ham’s failure to sign a replacement saw the 27-year-old remain in East London.
Obiang on his way out as Pellegrini targets new midfielder
Pellegrini is said to be targeting midfield reinforcements this summer and must sell fringe players to boost his transfer kitty (Claret & Hugh).
As a result Obiang is one of West Ham’s more saleable assets and is expected to depart for pastures new.
Before he does, though, he wants to leave West Ham fans with a precious and historic parting gift.
It is something Obiang believes will go some way to making up for the team’s underwhelming campaign.
Speaking to West Ham’s official website Obiang is fully focused on becoming the first team to win at the new ground of bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
The Hammer travel to Spurs’s magnificent new stadium knowing victory would write their name in the history books.
Pedro wants historic win over Spurs
And West Ham have got previous too.
After becoming the last away team to win at Arsenal’s beloved Highbury, the Hammers followed that up by being the first team to beat the Gunners at the Emirates.
“Now we are trying to play for ourselves, our supporters and even to try and finish in the best way possible,” Obiang told whufc.com.
“At the end of the day if people are happy with what we’re trying to we are happy as well.
“That (Tottenham) game is really important for us because it’s a derby.
“Probably we can make a gift to all the people and give them a great win. We have to wait, we’re working this week.”
Obiang ‘gets it’
Obiang already has his own little piece of history against Spurs.
Last January he hit a stunning goal against Tottenham to put West Ham 1-0 up at Wembley in a game they went on to draw 1-1 (YouTube).
West Ham fans will probably forgive the team a lot if they do the business at Tottenham.
Pellegrini’s side have been criticised for their questionable attitude against teams outside the top six this season.
But Hammers fans won’t mind continuing their trend of turning it on against the top six when they make the trip to North London.
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