West Ham United manager David Moyes admits that goalkeeper Alphonse Areola now has the perfect opportunity to stake his claim as first-choice goalkeeper for both club and country.
Areola, in his second season at West Ham , spending last season on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, has played 31 times for the Hammers, 27 of which however have been outside of the Premier League.
The French stopper turned 30 earlier this week and despite only making three substitute appearances in the league this season, now has an opportunity to cement his place as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper following a fractured cheekbone and eye-socket injury sustained during Saturday’s win over Nottingham Forest.