Former West Ham United midfielder Josh Cullen has admitted he would quite like to meet them in the Europa League next season.
Cullen is currently plying his trade for Anderlecht in Belgium, having joined them in October last year in a £450,000 deal from West Ham.
Before then, he had spent his entire professional career with the Hammers, working his way up through the club’s youth ranks to the first team in 2015.
He would only make ten first-team appearances during his time with the club, instead spending most of his time out on loan with the likes of Bradford, Bolton and Charlton.
That’s why he decided to leave West Ham last year in favour of the move to Belgium, where he has been a first-team regular for Anderlecht this season.
They’re currently vying for a place in the Europa League next season, where Cullen is hoping he can face his former club.
“Get the results in the Champions Play-offs, third place and a ticket to the Europa League,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws.
“I feel good at Anderlecht, and for me, it is of no importance what they do with Sambi Lokonga and Trebel during the transfer window.
“I will continue to do my part and try to be a leader for the young players, for that I don’t need a captain’s band.
“Team spirit is very important; I’m looking out for it; if I wanted personal success, I would have played tennis.”
As Cullen states, meeting West Ham would provide him with the perfect opportunity to show them what they’re missing.
Leaving the club was not an easy choice for the midfielder, who spent four years working his way up the club’s ranks for a shot at the first team.
That was something he was never given, with ten appearances a pittance given the time he had spent there.
Six of those came under David Moyes, who was ultimately the one who decided to sanction the move away in the summer.
Cullen, though, insists revenge is not on the cards.
“I have signed until 2023, and I intend to stay with Anderlecht,” he added for La Capitale.
“It was important to me to find stability after West Ham. It was a time to get involved somewhere.
“My success at Anderlecht is not revenge on West Ham; I don’t see it that way. I don’t hold a grudge against them. Today only Anderlecht still counts. ”
