West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola is looking forward to this weekend's friendly against Lens.

Areola was a 20-year-old with just two senior appearances for Paris Saint-Germain under his belt when he was loaned to RC Lens for the 2013/14 season, fresh from winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup with France that summer.

“I'm looking forward to going back to Lens," he confirmed to whufc.com. “It was my first team as a professional as a number one goalkeeper in the [French] Second Division. We went up and we had a great season with lots of fans as well.

“It will be a great atmosphere there and I can't wait to see to the fans."