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title: "Randolph fails West Ham medical ahead of £4m switch"
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author: "Alex Turk"
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published: "2020-01-08T13:00:00Z"
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# Randolph fails West Ham medical ahead of £4m switch

West Ham United have suffered a setback in their bid to bring Middlesbrough goalkeeper Darren Randolph back to the London Stadium.

The Hammers had agreed a £4million fee with the Championship club and deal was expected to be announced on Tuesday night.

According to [KUMB](https://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=134209), Randolph, who has missed 12 of Middlesbrough’s last 14 games through a thigh injury, didn’t pass the all-important medical examination.

Fear not though, the 32-year-old stopper is expected to undergo a second medical today in order to push a move back to East London through.

### READ WEST HAM’S VERDICT

It’s no secret West Ham are in dire need of a new back-up ‘keeper, with both summer signings, Roberto and David Martin, not up to scratch.

Mistakes were Roberto’s forte when covering for Lukasz Fabianski earlier in the season, while Martin [suffered a similar injury](https://twitter.com/Sam_InkersoleTM/status/1205940977527119872) to the Pole after a handful of consecutive games.

If the exciting transfer goes through, it’ll be a shrewd piece of business by West Ham considering they sent Randolph to Teeside for £5million in 2017, according to [TeesideLive](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/darren-randolph-middlesbrough-sign-west-13370375).

The Republic of Ireland international wouldn’t be taking a second medical if there wasn’t a feeling he’ll be good to go.

With that being said, we believe the deal should be safe and confirmed by the end of the week, despite this worrying setback.