According to reports (including HERE on KUMB) West Ham are about to sign Honduran striker Roger Rojas on a season long loan with view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. Is this just another name to add to the long list of failed attempts to add to our strike force this window? Conversely, if he is the signing we have been waiting for, is he what we are really after?
Born in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the 23yo has scored 53 goals in 101 games for his club side Olimpia who are current Champions in the HPNFL. He has played 18 times for the Honduras national side, scoring three times. The goal he scored on debut for his country against El Salvador in 2010 made him the youngest ever goal scorer in the Honduran national team’s history. His full name is Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo but is known to his team mates and fans as RoRo.
Standing 5’8” (172cm) and weighing 71kg, he is not exactly the strong tall target man some feel we need to deputise when Andy Carroll is out. The 18 appearances for his national side would suggest a work permit would not be a problem.