With Joe Hart now an official West Ham player, albeit on a loan basis, it was always likely that one of the club’s two first-team goalkeepers would be making way this summer.
While there is interest in both Adrian and Darren Randolph, the London Evening Standard note that it’s the Republic of Ireland international who is the most likely of the two to leave the club during the transfer window.
Randolph joined the club on a free transfer in the summer of 2015 from Birmingham to be Adrian’s backup, but impressive performances in the cup competitions and at Euro 2016 for Ireland prompted the club to hand him an improved contract with the notion that he would get some more chances in the first-team.
The 30-year-old replaced Adrian in November and made 22 consecutive Premier League starts, but his inconsistent form forced Slaven Bilic to revert back to Adrian for the final five games of the season.
Now Hart is on board, one goalkeeper will be leaving and Randolph is subject to interest from both Newcastle and Middlesbrough this summer, while Adrian has been linked with Crystal Palace.
It’s believed that the Hammers have already received a bid from Middlesbrough for Randolph and it remains to be seen whether or not they will accept the offer.
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