The West Ham stopper has been first-choice for his country recently, but not for his club.
West Ham United goalkeeper Darren Randolph has insisted that he will not look to leave the London Stadium just to keep his place as the Republic of Ireland’s number one, The Irish Sun reports.
The 29-year-old has established himself as Ireland’s first-choice in recent times and took his place between the sticks for all of their games during the summer’s European Championships.
West Ham’s Darren Randolph
However, he has seemingly found it much tougher to make a similar impact for the Irons as he is yet to make a Premier League appearance this season as Adrian continues to be Slaven Bilic’s preferred choice in the top flight.
But despite the limited opportunities, Randolph suggested that a move away from the Hammers is not on his mind currently, even if his place in the national team comes under threat.
Randolph playing for Republic of Ireland
“I’m not going to give up on Premiership football already,” he said, as reported by The Irish Sun.
“This is just the start of my second season.
“I’m not just going to up and leave all of a sudden. I’ve had an enjoyable year but hopefully that’s not the end of it.”
To be fair to Randolph, he has featured regularly in both the Europa League and EFL Cup this term, so has not been stuck on the sidelines for the entire campaign.
And if he can continue to impress for his country and when given a chance for his club, then perhaps he will manage to move himself up the pecking order at West Ham anyway.
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