Alphonse Areola has left a message on Instagram as West Ham have announced the sale of yet another player.
It has been a busy transfer window for West Ham, with a number of players leaving the club, either on loan or permanently.
Even in terms of incomings, the Hammers have signed Taty Castellanos, Pablo Felipe, Keiber Lamadrid, as well as Adama Traore, who has officially been announced on Wednesday.
Adama Traore has a dismal minutes-to-goal record in the Premier League 😲
West Ham are sleepwalking towards relegation with this transfer…
Alphonse Areola and Carlos Soler send messages to Guido Rodriguez
West Ham announced on 26 January that Guido Rodriguez has departed for an undisclosed fee to Valencia.
He spent 18 months at the club and made 32 appearances in all competitions for them.
Where do YOU think it went wrong for Guido Rodriguez? 🇦🇷
And is letting him go the right move?
However, given his form and fitness issues, he could make just 19 starts during his time at the London Stadium.
The 31-year-old will be expecting to get more game time now that he has moved to Spain.
Given the tempo of the football in La Liga, Guido will almost certainly have more success than he did in the Premier League.
He announced his departure on Instagram, and Areola responded with two hearts while Carlos Soler reacted with a clapping emoji and a hammer emoji.
How do West Ham plan to replace Guido Rodriguez?
West Ham’s midfield has been depleted in the January transfer window.
They have allowed Andy Irving and Guido to depart, and Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse are expected to follow them out the door.
Paqueta will be joining Flamengo permanently, while Ward-Prowse will move to Burnley on loan.
This leaves Nuno Espirito Santo four midfielders shy with his only remaining options then being Tomas Soucek, Matheus Fernandes, Freddie Potts and Soungoutou Magassa.
An injury to even one of them could see alarm bells ringing and forcing the manager to turn to the academy.
There is a possibility that the Hammers bring in another midfielder on loan to make up the numbers in the middle of the park.
While the focus is rightly on bringing in a new centre-back, Nuno may ask the board to also work on signing a midfielder.
Paqueta’s exit would bring in a decent amount of money, and that could be reinvested in a new defender and midfielder in the coming days.
It remains to be seen whether or not the Hammers can get their business done in time.
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