It was precisely one year ago today when West Ham completed the signing of Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.
Fittingly, the big Greek defender has used this anniversary to commit his future to West Ham, following a couple of days of speculation that he could be returning to his former club.
The centre-back started the Premier League opener and is reportedly very happy to remain a Hammer, with no intention of moving.
This aligns with what C&H reported two days ago, with the club and head coach Julen Lopetegui keen to retain ‘Dinos,’ who was identified and recruited by Tim Steidten during last summer’s transfer window.
Ideally, West Ham would like to offload both Kurt Zouma and Moroccan defender Nayef Aguerd, who are not seen as part of the first team’s future by the Spanish head coach.
Aguerd could still turn things around at the club but has been agitating for a transfer away from the London Stadium, although there has been little interest thus far.
Mavs makes mistakes and has drops in form but given last season it would be hard for many defenders to cope well with a dysfunctional midfield in front of them. Not having possession and attackers coming through at will shouldn’t be normal. I think there’s a decent player in there so I’m glad he’s making a stand.