Karren Brady has received backing after she made controversial comments about ex-West Ham star Mohammed Kudus.
The Hammers parted ways with the Ghana international earlier in the summer, with Kudus joining Tottenham from West Ham for £55million.
Having picked up two assists on his Spurs debut, Kudus has proved many Irons fans wrong already with his performance level in North London.
It is fair to say that the 25-year-old has already made a positive impression under Thomas Frank away from the London Stadium, but that hasn’t altered Brady’s opinion of the attacker.
This comes after West Ham chief Brady, who’s been criticised this year by Richard Keys, spoke out negatively against the recently departed forward, something which has since been echoed in E20.
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This story includes exclusive comment from former West Ham midfielder Martin Allen.
Brady backed after hitting out at Kudus
There is generally a lack of positivity surrounding the East London club, especially off the back of West Ham’s 3-0 defeat against Sunderland on opening day.
This wasn’t necessarily helped by Brady speaking out against Kudus on talkSPORT just a day after the hugely disappointing display at the Stadium of Light.
In a discussion about the Ghanaian forward, the vice-chairman concluded by saying: “He [Kudus] didn’t have a particularly good season for West Ham last year by his own standards, so we looked to move on.”
This spoke volumes about the feeling surrounding the ex-Ajax man, something which former Irons midfielder Allen believes is justified given Kudus’ comments after confirming his Spurs switch.
Speaking exclusively to West Ham Zone, Allen said: “I don’t think Kudus has helped himself with the comments that he made after joining Spurs.
“He made some nasty comments about how much he loves Tottenham, and they have made plenty of West Ham fans unhappy.
“That certainly didn’t show any class, so I can imagine that Karren Brady was naffed off with his comments about Tottenham.
“As the vice chairman, she has the right to talk about the club, that’s her position, so if she wants to talk about certain players who have left, then she has that right.
“He hadn’t played well over the past six months, he was quite poor.
“Getting him out was best because I do agree with Brady.“
West Ham won’t regret Kudus sale to Tottenham
There is no getting away from the fact that the versatile attacking midfielder was poor in his final campaign wearing claret and blue.
Having netted just five and assisted four across all competitions, it made complete sense for the Irons to move him on for such a sizable fee.
Given that exit-linked Tomas Soucek contributed to more goals than the Ghanaian, it sums up just how frustrating he was for the London Stadium faithful.
Kudus certainly hasn’t helped his opinion among Hammers fans with his comments about Tottenham, something which has been echoed by both Brady and Allen since.
It will certainly be interesting to see if his early form continues at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and whether the Irons will regret the deal or not.