No Issa Diop conspiracy as defender is pictured back in West Ham training

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It seems West Ham United conspiracy theorists and rumour mongers are out in force at the moment.

West Ham have had to shut down misinformation over Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen in the last few days.

And there was more wild speculation surrounding Hammers defender Issa Diop this week too.

West Ham are currently at St Andrew’s in Scotland for a pre-season training camp.

Now Diop is centre of latest West Ham conspiracy theory

The Hammers media team has been sharing footage from the camp as David Moyes puts a limited West Ham squad through its paces.

Diop has been in and out of the team under Moyes who preferred Craig Dawson and Angelo Ogbonna as his first choice pairing when everyone was fit last season.

The newly registered Morocco international been linked with moves away over the last 18 months.

Nothing to see here – AGAIN – as Hammers share picture of defender in pre-season training

So when Diop wasn’t seen in any of the pictures or footage, the rumours started on social media with claims of injuries and an impending transfer.

But as was the case with Bowen’s mythical ACL injury, it is clear there is no conspiracy theory when it comes to Diop as the 24-year-old was pictured back in training today.

West Ham posted a series of pictures on social media with the caption ‘Gym work’. And one of the images shows Diop doing a box jump – an exercise designed to maintain explosive power.

It may be Diop was not caught on camera in the footage from West Ham’s pre-season so far.

Probably a perfectly innocent explanation as Hammers ramp up fitness during staggered squad return

Or it could be he was given extended leave for a perfectly innocent reason – perhaps connected to his newly registered international allegiance to Morocco or due to self-isolation rules in Scotland if he has returned from a holiday abroad?

Whatever it was he is clearly with the team and training so the rumour mongers can have a day off.

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And Moyes has been given a boost after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent a clear message to Jesse Lingard over his standing at Man United.