West Ham United currently sit perilously close to the Premier League drop zone as the Hammers struggle to settle in their new home at the London Stadium.
Many of our regulars here in the Transfer Tavern are ardent West Ham supporters and they are mightily concerned at their current form, with some of the more cynical already demanding that the manager is replaced.
Whether Slaven Bilic is tasked as the man to take the club forward remains to be seen, but one thing that is for sure is that the results must pick up – and fast!
January cannot come soon enough for the Hammers and if the Croatian boss is still in charge you can bet that he will be doing some juggling with his squad, both incoming and outgoing.
Andy Carroll is one player who is at a crossroads in his career and he looks likely to be cast adrift by the Hammers and Lee Clarke took a look at two other players who could also follow Carroll out of the London Stadium.
Ashley Fletcher
The ex-Manchester United striker joined the Hammers in the summer but has found first-team chances hard to come by, which could signal a loan move during the January transfer window.
Fletcher was signed as one for the future but the Hammers will be keen to ensure that his career doesn’t stagnate, so they must give him a run in the team, or send him out temporarily.
One Hammers fan is sat playing on the fruit machine and he thinks that Fletcher possesses all the attributes to earn a start in the Hammers team, rather than be shipped out on loan.
Diafra Sakho
The Senegalese striker has played just one hour of first-team football all season and his future at the London Stadium looks incredibly bleak.
Sakho has been close to leaving the Hammers in the past but the club needs to work hard to ensure that they get Sakho away from the wage bill during January.
Our knowledgeable landlord thinks that Sakho is now surplus to requirements at the Hammers and thinks he should seriously consider moving on, for the good of his career.
West Ham United fans, do you agree that these two players should follow Carroll out of the club? Who else should leave? Let us know in the comments below!!!
