Report: West Ham goalkeeper Roberto set for Spain return

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West Ham United flop Roberto Jimenez is reportedly set to return to Spain following a dismal stint at the London Stadium.

According to AS, the veteran goalkeeper has a deal in place to join Deportivo Alaves on loan for the remainder of the season.

The Hammers recently completed the £4 million re-signing of Darren Randolph (BBC Sport), meaning Roberto’s Irons career looks effectively now dead in the water.

The summer signing from Espanyol has endured a nightmare spell with the club.

In late September, Roberto was tasked with replacing the injured Lukasz Fabianski between the sticks, but made a string of errors to leave the majority of West Ham fans calling for him to be dropped.

He eventually was, with David Martin taking over and doing considerably better.

AS say Roberto’s move back to Spain with Alaves should be finalised next Monday.

TBR’s view – For the best

Ideally getting rid of Roberto permanently would have been ideal, but perhaps that can be sorted out in the summer.

It simply hasn’t worked out for Roberto, with the Premier League clearly a step too far for him.

Following the signing of Randolph there is surely no way back for the error-prone stopper, 33, and most West Ham fans will pretend the move never happened.