West Ham furious after star Aaron Wan-Bissaka missed cup clash with Leeds

West Ham are furious after Aaron Wan-Bissaka missed the FA Cup quarter-final with Leeds United as the Hammers were denied a trip to Wembley.

Nuno Espirito Santo enraged many West Ham fans by making a host of changes – some enforced – to his side for the winnable visit of Leeds in the FA Cup.

Crysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson, Jean-Clair Todibo, Mads Hermansen, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were all missing from the West Ham squad.

In the end, despite staging a late comeback from 2-0 down to force extra-time, the Hammers did not have enough quality and lost on penalties.

Hammers ‘not happy at all’ over Wan-Bissaka absence in cup exit

West Ham were getting a lot of joy down the flanks but Kyle Walker-Peters failed to really make the most of it when overlapping Jarrod Bowen.

That makes the fact Wan-Bissaka was not available even harder to stomach.

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And West Ham are furious after the right-back missed the cup clash with Leeds.

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It has emerged that reigning Hammer of the Year Wan-Bissaka missed the FA Cup showdown with Leeds after being detained in the Congo after helping his country reach the World Cup.

Hammers News understands reports are true that West Ham will file a complaint and compensation claim with FIFA after the president of the African nation held a celebration for World Cup qualification and did not authorise the player to leave the country and return to east London.

West Ham are ‘not happy at all’ over the debacle, which denied them their £90,000 per week star for a game which decided whether they would make a first FA Cup semi-final in 20 years.

The Congolese Football Federation reportedly decided to block all players leaving until Monday.

That’s despite the fact FIFA’s regulations make it clear all players must return to their clubs 48 hours after the match.

President stopped Wan-Bissaka returning to West Ham on time

Wan-Bissaka is much more than merely a full-back for the Hammers.

He is one of the team’s main outlets in attack and undoubtedly their best one-vs-one defender.

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Walker-Peters played well enough but his attacking talent is seriously limited and that held the Hammers back against Leeds.

The good news is Wan-Bissaka will be back in time to be ready for the must-win clash with Wolves on Friday night.

The player is not at fault of course, given he physically wasn’t able to leave the country.

West Ham should have a strong case for compensation over Wan-Bissaka when they file their complaint with FIFA.

Because compensation is due if a player suffers an injury and cannot play for his club side.

The terms and conditions of the indemnification, including the loss-handling procedures, are set out in Fifa’s Club Protection Programme.

While not injured, Wan-Bissaka was prevented from playing for the Hammers by the president’s decision.

West Ham’s complaint will be looked at by the Fifa Player’s Status Committee or by the Fifa Disciplinary Committee at first instance. After this, the parties may appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a final decision – although it is highly unlikely this particular case gets that far.

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