West Ham: Moyes in Bednarek talks

West Ham United are in talks to carry Jan Bednarek to the London Stadium this summer time.

What’s the discuss?

That’s based on a report by The Sun, who declare that, with Craig Dawson attracting the curiosity of each Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa, David Moyes is believed to be in discussions with Southampton concerning a mortgage transfer for the 26-year-old.

The report goes on to state that Ralph Hasenhuttl can be open to sanctioning the departure of the centre-back previous to Thursday’s switch deadline, with Saints on the lookout for both an possibility or obligation to purchase clause to be included in any mortgage transfer for the Poland worldwide – whom the South Coast facet are thought to worth round €15m (£13m).

Dream Dawson inheritor

Whereas Dawson has been an extremely essential a part of the West Ham facet over the previous two seasons – that includes in 56 of a attainable 76 Premier League fixtures – ought to the defender go on to seal a transfer away from east London within the coming days, Bednarek would very a lot seem like one thing of a dream inheritor to the 32-year-old.

Certainly, over Bednarek’s 31 Premier League appearances final season, the £25.5m-rated centre-back extremely impressed, serving to his facet preserve seven clear sheets, in addition to making a median of two.3 interceptions, one sort out, 4.5 clearances and successful 4.5 duels – at a hit fee of 62% – per sport.

The £20k-per-week expertise additionally proved a menace going forwards, scoring 4 objectives and creating one massive probability for his teammates, along with finishing 38.1 passes – at a hit fee of 82% – taking part in 2.8 lengthy balls and taking 0.6 photographs per fixture.

These returns noticed the “outstanding” 26-year-old common a SofaScore match score of 6.94, rating him as Saints’ third-best participant within the prime flight of English soccer final day out.

As compared, over Dawson’s 34 league fixtures in 2021/22, the £2.7m-rated defender helped West Ham preserve 5 clear sheets, in addition to making a median of 0.9 interceptions, 0.9 tackles, 4.1 clearances and successful 4.1 duels – at a hit fee of 56% – per sport.

Going forwards, the previous England U21 worldwide scored two objectives, supplied two assists and created two massive probabilities for his teammates, along with finishing a median of 30.4 passes – at a hit fee of 81% – taking part in 3.0 lengthy balls and taking 0.7 photographs per fixture.

These metrics noticed the £42.5k-per-week defender common a SofaScore match score of 6.94, rating him as West Ham’s joint seventh-best participant within the Premier League final day out.

As such, with Dawson’s and Bednarek’s respective returns from final season largely matching up in each a defensive and an attacking capability, coupled with the truth that the Pole is six years the Englishman’s junior, it will certainly seem as if the Southampton stopper can be one thing of a dream alternative for the previous Watford man this summer time.