If David Moyes wants to help propel West Ham to success again this season, then he has to get things right in the transfer market this January.
The Hammers are already into the Europa League Round of 16, and are also sitting pretty in sixth place in the Premier League.
Though they are five points behind Tottenham in fifth, they do have a game in hand which, if won, would bring them right into the fight for a Champions League finish this season.
A brilliant summer window in the end, which saw Edson Alvarez, James Ward-Prowse, Mohammed Kudus and Konstantinos Mavropanos all join the club, has helped improve the Hammers massively.
Whilst it’s unlikely that the East Londoners will make a big splash this month, one or two diligent sales and purchases could be all it takes to see West Ham cement their place at the top end of the table.
One player that looks to have played his last game for the club after being sent off against Bristol City is Said Benrahma.
The player has never really enjoyed the confidence of his manager, and with FootMercato reporting that Marseille are preparing a second bid for the player’s services, it appears likely he’ll move on.
The outlet also note that the Hammers want €23m for Benrahma, which shouldn’t prove prohibitive.
Benrahma & Ings should be shipped out of West Ham both have shown no input into the team. Ings 15million was a joke..
Would be sorry to see Benrahma go, but recognise he needs a manager who encourages him to express himself (something Moyes definitely doesn’t want to do). That said, I wonder if the kick-out against the Bristol City player was a deliberate attempt to get himself sent off so that the club doesn’t stall over selling him (something it had begun to look like was a possibility given the injury list). If so, that seems pretty desperate…
Why would you be sorry to see benrahma leave? The guy has nothing about him supposed to be a left winger and I’ve never seen him go past any defender in the last 3 years!!! Doesn’t tackle or run back and cover when he loses the ball.Tries too many step overs and then loses possession. When he’s been through on goal one on one misses the target or hits a tame shot straight at the keeper.If someone offers £15m I will drive him there myself !!! What a waste of money he has been
Our board need to put their hands in their pockets and give steinden some funds to find some more gems! We have cresswell fabianski and ogbonna who are all old and lack pace. The club has a decent first eleven and the bench is a disgrace nobody to bring on and make a difference! Moyes gets slated for the style we play yet he plays the same eleven players every game! Because the reserves and substitutes aren’t good enough COYI