Due to the fact their fixture list gets no kinder over the course of the next few weeks, the West Ham United supporters propping up the bar in the Transfer Tavern are in sour spirits.
Next up is a trip to Liverpool on Sunday, while they then face crunch six-pointers with the likes of Burnley, Swansea City and Hull City.
With relegation a real prospect in east London, the Hammers sat here this afternoon are delighted to read reports from the Daily Star as a welcome distraction.
According to them, the Irons are weighing up a move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Jesse Rodriguez, just six months after he moved to the French capital.
The Spanish U21 international emerged at Real Madrid before moving to the Parc de Princes, though has hardly featured for new manager Unai Emery ever since.
Prior to a lengthy injury picked up with Los Blancos, the 23-year-old was a hugely rated prospect as a thrillingly incisive wide forward at the Santiago Bernabeu.
He’d be quite the glamour signing for a team battling the drop, though Slaven Bilic is understood to be keen on a loan move when the January market opens in a few weeks.
Those in the French capital are also thought to be open to that idea, while Roma is are another said to be keen.
How big a signing would he be for West Ham? Let us know below…
