Transfer

West Ham linked with Truffert

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3 years ago

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8/6/2022 | 05:15pm

West Ham are seemingly set to raid Rennes once more this summer season, with Adrien Truffert reportedly on David Moyes’ record as he targets a brand new left-back on the London Stadium.

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In line with French information outlet L’Equipe, West Ham, Everton and Leicester Metropolis have all enquired with Rennes about signing the 20-year-old, who appears set to comply with within the footsteps of Eduardo Camavinga and Jeremy Doku as the subsequent wonderkid on the Ligue 1 facet.

The Hammers already look set to sign Fayef Aguerd from the French facet this summer season and will properly return once more to signal Truffert, after his spectacular performances noticed him nail down a first-team spot at Roazhon Park final season.

West Ham’s Cresswell inheritor?

West Ham will undoubtedly be out there for a left-back this summer season, as David Moyes was frequently compelled to deploy Ben Johnson or Vladimir Coufal there final season every time Aaron Cresswell was unavailable.

Whereas the previous Ipswich man has been an excellent participant for the Hammers since signing in 2014, making 293 appearances in all competitions, he’ll flip 33 subsequent season and Moyes ought to now search for a long-term substitute.

Ought to West Ham signal Truffert?

The Englishman additionally confirmed his vulnerabilities defensively in essential moments final season, receiving avoidable crimson playing cards in Europa League knockout video games towards Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Like Cresswell, Truffert likes to get ahead, contributing three goals and two assists in 30 Ligue 1 appearances final season, which means that he may very well be a pure inheritor for the West Ham man.

Former Rennes coach Julien Stephan was full of praise for Truffert in 2020, saying:

“He’s a younger participant who I do know very properly. He has large potential and an excellent left foot.

“He’s very clever, has the fitting mentality and the flexibility to play in several positions. He has all of the qualities wanted to maintain progressing and to interrupt by means of within the close to future.”

Due to this fact, if West Ham do full a deal for the £10.8m-rated expertise this summer season, it appears clear that he can be a pure long-term inheritor to Cresswell in Moyes’ facet.