West Ham: Journo drops Vanaken claim

Journalist and switch insider Pete O’Rourke has dropped a declare relating to the potential for West Ham United securing a summer time switch deal for reported goal, Hans Vanaken.

What’s the discuss?

Chatting with Soccer FanCast, O’Rourke had this to say on the matter. He stated:

“I assume this one’s obtained a actual probability of occurring earlier than the window [shuts]. West Ham have made a couple of bids of which have been rejected. The participant has said that he would be in a transfer to the Premier League.”

In 344 appearances for his present facet, Membership Brugge, the 30-year-old has discovered the online 102 instances and supplied 73 assists alongside the way in which.

As O’Rourke talked about, West Ham have had an offer of £9.2m with an additional £1.6m declined by the Belgian facet.

Excellent for Moyes

Final season noticed the midfielder make the joint-highest variety of league appearances for Brugge (33) wherein he scored 10 objectives and delivered eight assists.

To additional spotlight his attacking prowess, solely Charles De Ketelaere (73) had extra pictures at purpose final time period than him (62).

As soon as hailed as a participant that has “extraordinary intelligence” by ex-teammate Onur Kaya, Vanaken earned himself a formidable general efficiency score of seven.25/10 from WhoScored for the six video games he performed within the Champions League final season, which exhibits simply how succesful he’s at enjoying on the highest degree.

Would you be glad to see West Ham signal Hans Vanaken?

Making an allowance for how David Moyes’ facet have but to attain a purpose within the Premier League this season and are at the moment on the backside of the record for his or her pictures on the right track share (18.9%), including a participant just like the Belgian to their ranks may very well be precisely what they should get them firing and an ideal match for the supervisor to assist get the group out of the poor run of type they’re on.

Now that O’Rourke has shared his confidence at seeing the Brugge star make a transfer to the London Stadium earlier than the summer time switch window ends, this could then fill a variety of Hammers supporters with pleasure on the similar time, because the participant definitely has the credentials to enhance Moyes’ facet along with his attacking expertise.

Transferring ahead, with deadline day looming, the east London membership ought to go all out to get the 30-year-old to the capital and announce as their newest summer time signing.