Diafra Sakho’s 2016/17 season has virtually been spent entirely in the treatment room.
After falling out with the coaching staff last summer with the club looking for a marquee striker signing to seemingly replace him, Sakho’s season got off to a slow start with the striker refusing to take part in pre-season activities.
A £16m move to West Brom was in the pipelines and set to be completed before the Baggies pulled out of the deal because they weren’t convinced by the players medicals that he’d be a safe purchase.
The striker underwent back surgery last year which kept him out until November where he made two appearances, scoring away at Manchester United, before suffering a thigh injury which would sideline him for another couple of months.
Sakho returned to the pitch during the away defeat to Arsenal but refused to travel to Sunderland 10 days later because he was told he wasn’t going to start the match despite him believing he was fit to do so.
After a cameo appearance against Everton two weeks ago, Sakho was omitted from the squad which drew at Stoke last time out and many were asking why – well now we have our answer.
Twitter: Slaven Bilic confirms Diafra Sakho has suffered ANOTHER “serious” injury setback which will rule him out for the rest of the season. #WHUFC (@BenDinnery)
Slaven Bilic has confirmed that the Senegalese striker has suffered another serious injury setback which will rule him out for the rest of the season.
It’s believed that this is another recurrence of his ongoing back issues that have plagued him for the best part of 18 months.
West Ham will be in the market for a striker or two in the summer and will be eager to part ways with Sakho if they can find a willing buyer.
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