Hammers fans name their Lanzini replacement

Hammers fans believe Crystal Palace’s Ruben Loftus Cheek is the man required to fill the gaping hole left in the first team squad following Manu Lanzini’s injury.

It’s a question dominating the manager and board’s collective psyche at the moment but of seven possible replacements suggested in a ClaretandHugh poll, the 22 year old is the man the fans want.

We asked which of the seven ( or indeed someone else apart from them) the fans believed was the man for the job and over 1200 votes were case.

Loftus Cheek collected 349 votes ( 28.44 per cent share of the poll) with Paris St Germain’s Javier Pastore collecting 268 ( 21.84 pe cent) and Jack Wilshere 255 (20.78).

The Arsenal midfielder’s hgh percentage was a surprise given his injury record with even former Iron  Geoff Hurst ruling out a move for him.

The other candidates  – James Maddison, Jack Grealish Joe Allen and Harry Arter – collected around 400 votes between them which amounted to about 40 per cent of the votes cast.