West Ham United midfielder Pedro Obiang could be back this season, says manager David Moyes.
Obiang was initially expected to be on the sidelines for the remainder of the 2018-19 campaign after undergoing an operation on his right knee, according to a report on BBC Sport in February 2018.
Moyes has claimed that the 26-year-old fomer Spain Under-21 midfielder could play again this season.
The former Everton boss wrote in The London Evening Standard: “The good news also is that Obiang could just be back before the end of the season.
“We thought initially, following his knee operation, that he would be out for the rest of the campaign but he has responded very well.”
Huge boost
Obiang is one of the best midfielders on the books of West Ham at the moment and is key in keeping the Hammers solid at the back.
The 26-year-old is happy to sit in front of the defence and do the dirty work in midfield.
With the Hammers still not entirely safe from relegation to the Championship at the end of the season, the return to action of Obiang would be welcome boost to the London club’s chances of retaining their Premier League status for the 2018-19 campaign.
Obiang has been on the books of West Ham since the summer of 2015 when he joined from Sampdoria for a transfer fee reported by The London Evening Standard to be worth £4.3 million.
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