West Ham man doesn’t believe he will play for Lopetegui again

(L-R back row) West Ham United's Ghanaian midfielder #14 Mohammed Kudus, West Ham United's Greek defender #15 Konstantinos Mavropanos, West Ham United's Mexican midfielder #19 Edson Alvarez, West Ham United's Czech midfielder #28 Tomas Soucek, West Ham United's Moroccan defender #27 Nayef Aguerd and West Ham United's Polish goalkeeper #01 Lukasz Fabianski, (L-R front row) West Ham United's Czech defender #05 Vladimir Coufal, West Ham United's Italian defender #33 Emerson, West Ham United's Brazilian midfielder #10 Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United's English striker #20 Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United's English midfielder #07 James Ward-Prowse pose for a team photo ahead of the UEFA Europa League group A football match between West Ham United and SC Freiburg at The London Stadium in east London on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)

West Ham United have seen a number of players join the club and leave as well, with manager Julen Lopetegui making changes to the squad.

After joining the club following the departure of David Moyes, new manager Lopetegui was expected to make big changes at the club and he made the Hammers the busiest team in the transfer window this summer.

His prominents signings include Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug and others, while players like Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd and James Ward-Prowse left the club.

One thing that particularly surprised the West Ham faithful was the departing message that Aguerd posted after joning Real Sociedad in a loan move.

The Spanish club have no option or obligation to buy the player after the loan spell, still, Aguerd’s message made it clear that he will no longer play for the club again.

It clearly means he has decided not to play for the club again and it is a decision that suits the Hammers.

After the signings of Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo, there is not place for Aguerd in the starting line up at the club.