David Moyes has played down speculation linking West Ham United with a move for Tom Cairney, despite the Fulham captain attending the Hammers’ fixture with Chelsea yesterday afternoon.

Images emerged on social media yesterday afternoon of Cairney in attendance at Stamford Bridge, as West Ham took on Chelsea in the Premier League. @JoshWHUnited shared the image on Twitter, with the 27-year-old Fulham midfielder narrowly behind Moyes and the Hammers’ dugout.

However, Moyes has played down Cairney’s presence to Football London, insisting after the contest that he was unaware the midfielder was behind him. When asked about Cairney, he said: “No idea, was he?

“If he was then it certainly wasn’t a ticket from us. I was hoping you were going to say Lionel Messi was sitting behind us!”

West Ham were keen to take Cairney to the London Stadium during the January transfer window, and according to Sky Sports, the midfielder was keen on making the switch across London, but Fulham blocked a big-money move as they continue their quest for promotion.

Cairney has once again helped Fulham into promotion contention in the Sky Bet Championship this season, scoring four goals and adding five assists from a central midfield role.

Slavisa Jokanovic’s side currently sit third in the Championship table, trailing the top-two by just two points.

The Verdict

Moyes’ comments on Cairney will ease fears within the Fulham camp, but there is no denying that the images emerging yesterday didn’t look good for Fulham, particularly with the midfielder’s previous links to West Ham.

There is still a lot of football to be played between now and the transfer window, and with Fulham in firm promotion contention, Jokanovic and everyone at Craven Cottage will want Cairney’s full focus on the run-in.

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