Maiga departs

  • by Staff Writer
  • Wednesday, 27th August 2014

West Ham striker Modibo Maiga has, as expected, completed a loan move to FC Metz.

Maiga, who has been frozen out of the first team set-up at the Boleyn since returning from a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers last season has joined the Ligue 1 newcomers for the rest of the 2014/15 season with view to a permanent deal - as revealed here on KUMB last week.

West Ham are understood to be paying a healthy portion of Maiga's salary but will be delighted that the former Sochaux forward, who was deemed surplus to requirements at the club, has moved on.



Maiga being unvelied by FC Metz today (@GFN_France)


Signed by Sam Allardyce in July 2012 on a four-year contract (with an option for an additional two years), the £5million striker failed to settle in England and made just 19 starts for the Hammers during his stay at the club.

Maiga's tally of just six goals for West Ham consisted of three in the early rounds of the Carling/Capital One Cup and three more in the Premier League - against Southampton (October 2012), Chelsea (December 2012) and against West Brom (December 2013).

However it will be for his winning goal at White Hart Lane in the 2-1 Capital Cup win over Tottenham last season for which he will be most fondly remembered by West Ham fans.




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