West Ham United centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo has been in the news over the past week or so.
But not necessarily for the right reasons unfortunately.
Julen Lopetegui brought Jean-Clair Todibo to West Ham from Nice in the summer, after Tim Steidten flew his jet out to France and hijacked Juventus’s move to sign him.
It has been widely reported that Todibo had a bust-up with Lopetegui during the half-time break of our clash with Arsenal last weekend.
It has been claimed that numerous players at the London Stadium have a problem with the Spaniard.
So there are clearly problems behind closed doors, but the thing is, we all are fully aware of them.
What’s the point in the club trying to cover things up?
Official West Ham website keep up Jean-Clair Todibo facade
The big Frenchman definitely hasn’t lived up to expectations since his move to the London Stadium.
He has looked well off the pace when he has played, and his attitude is clearly questionable.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that he was supposedly forced to join us instead of Juventus in the summer.
It is being alleged that he is causing problems behind the scenes, and we all know that’s why he didn’t play against Leicester City.
The club insisted that he had an injury problem at the time, and they have continued that facade today.
The official West Ham website has suggested that Todibo “will be assessed ahead of the visit of Wolves, having missed the defeat away at Leicester City on Tuesday night.“
I’m sorry but why even bother?
We all know why he’s a doubt for tomorrow, and that’s because the relationship between him and Lopetegui has become untenable.
The West Ham website would have been better off saying nothing at all about Jean-Clair Todibo.
Something is quite obviously not right behind the scenes at the London Stadium right now.
I won’t be surprised one little bit if we don’t see the 24-year-old at all until Julen Lopetegui has left the club.
