Pedro Obiang is set to come back into West Ham United’s team sooner rather than later.
West Ham are due to travel to the King Power Stadium next weekend, with their options in midfield looking short.
The Hammers had just two central midfielders to pick from against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, in the form of Mark Noble and Declan Rice.
But Pellegrini is expecting Obiang, who is on a £50,000-a-week contract (Daily Star) to make his comeback sooner rather than later.
“Pedro Obiang I think will be ready, so we will need to be ready to work with the players that we have in this moment,” Pellegrini said.
Obiang’s return will be treated as great news for West Ham, as he had formed an impressive trio with Noble and Rice in recent week.
West Ham had been in relatively strong form of late, but Obiang’s absence was noted against Spurs.
Tottenham ran out 1-0 winners at the London Stadium, to raise frustrations around West Ham.
The Hammers are currently in 14th place in the Premier League table, after taking just seven points from nine matches.
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