West Ham prepared to sell striker
It’s nearly closing time in the Football Transfer Tavern after another action-packed Saturday but before the bar closes Darren Lewis from Mirror Football suggests that West Ham are ready to sell Carlton Cole with Norwich City and Reading waiting in the wings.
Cole, 29, had been a mainstay in the Hammers attack after Andy Carroll’s injury but it still appears that Sam Allardyce is prepared to let him leave in January with the former Chelsea player set to fall behind new signings in the pecking order.
However the one time England man is determined to stay at Upton Park despite his club’s willingness to let him leave with his contract expiring in the summer. This has left Cole fuming with the club’s attitude towards him.
West Ham have already brought in Marouane Chamakh and Wellington Paulista this January whilst Carroll himself is returning to fitness which could leave Cole surplus to requirements in attack at Upton Park.
With only two goals in his 19 games for the Irons this term, Cole is not exactly prolific, yet reports that Norwich and Reading are interested could mean he is the next player to depart Upton Park as Allardyce freshens up his Premier League squad.
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January 14th, 2013
he is useless iv allways said that he needs 5 chances to score 1 goal and he is the cause off the team conceeding goals also eg blackpools goal in the playoff final good riddens barnet would take
February 11th, 2013
what a useless player when he comes on as a sub i turn the tele off he says he loves the club why would he hes a non league player getting prem wages did u see the miss against norwich even paul mc shane could handle his and mc shanes a piece off shit
February 12th, 2013
he shit he should be a binman hed know what rubbish is like