Todibo left out of West Ham squad v Bournemouth after bust-up
Jean-Clair Todibo has not travelled with the West Ham United squad for their Premier League trip to Bournemouth on Monday, according to Sean Whetstone.
The Irons insider reported via his personal X account on 16 December that the centre-back has been left out of Julen Lopetegui’s squad to face the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium.
This is despite claims that the Spanish tactician is considering drafting Todibo back into his starting XI after the pair had a bust-up at half-time of the Hammers’ 5-2 loss to Arsenal on 30 November [GIVEMESPORT].
Todibo left out of West Ham squad v Bournemouth after bust-up
The news has come as a surprise to West Ham fans are there were suggestions that Todibo could be named in the starting lineup to face Andoni Iraola’s side.
He missed the 3-1 defeat at Leicester on 3 December and played just two minutes in the 2-1 victory over Wolves last Monday (9 December).
The reason behind the decision to leave the two-time France international out of the squad remains to be known.
It is not beyond the realms of possibility that the defender is unavailable due to injury or illness.
Nevertheless, Todibo’s absence is a blow for West Ham as they look to build on their win against the Wanderers last week.
Konstantinos Mavropanos and Max Kilman started as the centre-back pairing against Wolves and are now likely to keep their places at Bournemouth.
Todibo notably joined the East London outfit on a season-long loan from OGC Nice in the summer. There is an obligation to make the deal permanent for £34.2million [BBC], but it remains to be seen if the ongoing situation will affect the agreement.
In other West Ham news, this Lopetegui regular is unhappy at the London Stadium and an exit could now be on the cards.
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