Craig Dawson was so close to leaving West Ham in the summer.
A new report from The Athletic makes it clear that the veteran centre-back was two hours away from a move to Wolves. 
The two clubs had agreed a fee worth £4m and staff at Wolves were preparing for the player’s medical.
The Hammers, as we reported on the day, turned their attentions to signing Southampton centre-back Jan Bednarek as his replacement.
Bednarek, though, decided to move to Aston Villa instead, on a season-long loan, and that put paid to Dawson’s potential move to the Hammers, with Wolves informed two hours before the medical was booked.
Dawson has a contract that expires in 2023 so there is every chance that a move could be revisited in January, provided the Hammers can source a replacement.
Nayef Aguerd may be fit then, of course, while the other options in defence are Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma, and Angelo Ogbonna.
West Ham are much more solid with Dawson in the team, and I liked Kehrer at right back the other day. I know that Wolves were woeful but we looked much better! 😉
Dawson is a competitor and has become an important player for the Club, possibly the most important player alongside Declan Rice. It would have been a disaster if he had left! 😳
“Bednarek, though, decided to move to Aston Villa instead, on a season-long loan, and that put paid to Dawson’s potential move to the Hammers, with Wolves informed two hours before the medical was booked.”
Damn! We sure could have found a place for a defender of Dawson’s quality in the Hammers team! I guess we’ll never know now. Or will we!
I agree 100% with Michael. Everything should be done to keep Craig and keep him happy. A Baggies fan I know said that he was brilliant for them until he had his head turned by Spurs rumors.
I do not think that there is any coincidence between his absence and our poor early season form.