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title: "Xande Silva ruled out for six weeks with hamstring injury"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/09/25/xande-silva-ruled-out-for-six-weeks-with-hamstring-injury/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-09-25T09:09:45Z"
modified: "2018-09-25T09:09:45Z"
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# Xande Silva ruled out for six weeks with hamstring injury

West Ham striker Xande Silva is set to miss up to six weeks of football with a hamstring injury.

[Football London report](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/players/xande-silva-west-ham-injuries-15186748) that the striker will be out of action after missing West Ham’s U23s clash with Chelsea over the weekend.

The summer signing was believed to be on the verge of a place in the senior squad, but it has now been revealed injury was behind the reasons as to why he missed the London derby.

![Dan Istitene/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/09/1038344862.jpg)

Silva joined the club this summer from Portuguese side Vitoria de Guimaraes and was expected to push for a place in the first-team squad.

With Manuel Pellegrini’s options in the final third already limited, the news will come as a blow for the West Ham boss, who may well have had his eye on Silva as a back-up striker or rotation option.

West Ham rejected several loan offers for the striker who has already scored five times this season at youth level.