“Stubborn” | Coufal set for unfortunate sad Hammers exit | OneFootball

Vladimir Coufal appears to be set for the exit at West Ham this summer.

At 32 years of age, its no great shock to many, with the Czech international having had an outstanding period in his career since he arrived in east London 5 years ago, however its become clear that an upgrade is now needed.

West Ham are set to undergo yet another overhaul this summer, with Graham Potter eager to shape his squad with a huge season for both the boss and the club coming on the horizon.

Sadly, that is not going to include Coufal, however his impending exit appears to be heading in a direction that paints a rather sad farewell.

His recent interview though with MF DNES, as reported by Sport Witness, has unfortunately shown a serious air of frustration from Coufal surrounding his current status at the club.

“My position is not ideal, and I need to know where I am,” said the Hammers defender. “Due to poor results, coach Lopetegui, with whom I started to talk, left. He was fired when I was playing in the starting lineup against Liverpool and Manchester City. He liked my stubborn style,

“Potter immediately changed the formation and moved me from the side of the defence to the centre-back, which is a position I’ve never played. Despite that, I think I managed those games. But then I wouldn’t have played anyway, and I got injured.

“I’m torn about all this because West Ham didn’t let me go to Fulham on deadline day. I guess not many people know about this.”

Coufal went on to explain how he fancied a deadline day move to Fulham in January, which was denied by West Ham – which really can’t be argued considering Coufal and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are our 2 senior players in the right-back position.

“In the dressing room after the match against Chelsea, I look at my phone and there are four missed calls from my agent. Plus, a message: Call me immediately,” said Coufal.

“Fulham offered great conditions. Karol asked: Would you like it? And I said: Why not, if there’s no use at West Ham.”

“I’ll be 33 and it made sense to me, although I love West Ham and could imagine finishing my career there.

“As for Fulham, I would stay in the Premier League and even in London. We really like it there. My son has started playing in the West Ham academy and is doing better than I expected. My daughter will be going to school next year. How do I explain to them that we are moving to a completely different place? That is why I need to hear from West Ham so that I can consider what to do next.”

It appears to be an unfortunate and rather sad end that is happening surrounding Coufal, however he will still have more involvement in some capacity before he likely leaves in the summer.