Playmaker Felipe Anderson is expected to leave West Ham this summer, according to the Times.
They claim that even if the Hammers survive – and they can take a huge step towards doing that tonight against Watford – Anderson is likely to leave.
The report says the Brazilian is earning £80,000 every week at the London Stadium – and he was of course once the club’s record signing under Manuel Pellegrini.
They state he is attracting interest from abroad and his sale would give David Moyes funds to invest in the rest of his squad, with eyes on improving other areas of the side.
Anderson’s arrival in the same summer Pellegrini joined the club was supposed to herald a new era in east London.
A title-winning manager was being allowed to bring playmakers of real calibre to the club, but it hasn’t worked out that way at all.
It remains to be seen whether Moyes will be granted the time and funds to bend the club to his will.
But it does not appear Anderson will be a part of it, whether or not the Hammers are in the Championship or Premier League next season.
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