Popular club insider ExWHUemployee has claimed Fabian Balbuena’s West Ham future remains unresolved amid speculation regarding the centre-back.
Out of contract at the end of the season and with reported interest from abroad there had been a case for assuming the 29-year-old was reaching the end of the road in east London.
However, speaking on the West Ham Way podcast this week, Ex has confirmed nothing is as yet certain:
Fabian Balbuena is still yet to sign a new contract and has had a number of offers submitted to him including one from Brazil and I think one or two from Spain. I don’t think we have made a complete decision on it as yet.
Having featured prominently earlier in the season, Balbuena’s been reduced to a watching brief of late as Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna and more recently Issa Diop occupy the central defence.
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Given the uncertainty over loanee Dawson’s and out on loan Winston Reid’s destination next season, it’s perhaps little surprise the Hammers are yet to fully commit to parting ways with Balbuena.
However, clearly unfancied by David Moyes and with the likelihood of at least one incoming defender this summer, offering a new deal to the Paraguay international would make little sense.
Furthermore, recent reports have claimed January signing Frederik Alves is being readied for a prominent role in Moyes’ first-team next term, further fuelling the belief Balbuena’s days are numbered.
