Exclusive – Le Tissier rubbishes Lambert to West Ham transfer talk

Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier admits he’d be very surprised if West Ham managed to land Rickie Lambert in the January transfer window.

The England striker has been linked with a £9million switch to Upton Park as the east London club look to solve their shortage of options up front.

But former Saints star Le Tissier claims Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate to hold on to the 31-year-old.

“I’d be surprised,” he told talkSPORT when asked whether Lambert would move to the Hammers. “£9million is a lot of money for someone of Rickie’s age and the number of seasons he’s got left in the Premier League, not for his ability though.

“West Ham are in a position where they need to find somebody who can score some goals so they may well try again to sign him, having failed in the summer.

“From what I know though and what I hear, Rickie is pretty happy at Southampton so I’d be surprised if he left.”