Gabby Agbonlahor has taken a jab at Tottenham by claiming Chelsea are the biggest club in London and West Ham have overtaken them in the pecking order.
After qualifying for the Europa League last season, the Hammers have picked up from where they left off by starting the new campaign strongly.
They also got one over Tottenham last month, emerging with a 1-0 win at the London Stadium courtesy of Michail Antonio’s decider, lifting them above Nuno Espirito Santo’s side and into the Premier League top four.
The positive news for West Ham has not stopped there, as reports emerged that they have opened talks with Czech businessman and Sparta Prague co-owner Daniel Kretinsky over purchasing a 27% stake in the club, as well as being granted permission to increase their stadium capacity to 62,500.
West Ham’s growth has particularly impressed former Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor, who believes East London is now the place to be for players and investors alike.
Agbonlahor told talkSPORT: “Why not, if I was a billionaire I’m thinking the club is in the perfect place isn’t it?
“They have got a great squad of players, a great manager at the moment, they are looking like a team that is going to keep getting into European places, looking a real good outfit now, West Ham.
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“And apart from Chelsea for me they are the biggest club in London, they have overtaken Arsenal, they have overtaken Spurs – Brentford, Watford.
“They are the biggest club in London after Chelsea for sure now West Ham. Great players but they have got to now hang on to [Declan] Rice, hang on to [Michail] Antonio, hang on to [Aaron] Cresswell, these players.
“Hang on to them add more players into their squad now and why can’t they start looking at the top four?”
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It is important to differentiate the terms ‘bigger’ and ‘better’. Right now, there is a decent argument to be made that West Ham are better than Spurs, but they are still a while away from touching Spurs’ stature regardless.
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