West Ham boss considering an old favourite
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has revealed that he is debating whether to sign El Hadji Diouf, after the Senegal attacker arrived at the club for a trial.
Following his departure from Blackburn Rovers, Diouf is now a free agent and was recently linked with a move to the Hammers’ Championship rivals Doncaster Rovers.
Allardyce signed the 30-year-old for both Bolton Wanders and Blackburn, and Big Sam has confirmed that he is interested in signing Diouf once again.
The Hammers’ boss is convinced that the former Liverpool player could give them a added spark and is keen to assess his current level of fitness.
“El Hadji is one on our list,” said Allardyce. “We are now scouring the country for what players might be available for loan or are not fixed up.
“El Hadji hasn’t been fixed up so I have invited him for training and will have a good look at him.
The West Ham manager continued to say , “I know what he is capable of and that he can deliver. There are other options we are looking at on loan from other clubs but they are few and far between now because they have been taken by other clubs.”
“It is going to be pretty difficult, but we will have a go at that. Knowing someone like Dioufy, I just have to let him get fit and see if he looks in good condition when he trains with us.
“There is something missing from our squad and Diouf could be that missing link.
“He has played for two of my teams before so I know exactly what kind of quality I will be getting.”
