Report claims Hermansen solution on hand and ready for January move | West Ham News

The unfortunate Dane is struggling at West Ham United. Of that there is no doubt.

Mads Hermansen is back where he started his career as a Hammer, letting in eleven goals in his last four games.

Exactly as his debut spell under Graham Potter in the Premier League back in August last year – which started with a 3 – 0 loss against Sunderland and during which he conceded eleven goals in his first three games. It’s deja vufor supporters who are stepping up the noise to see Alphonse Areola recalled in his place.

But the French goal keeper is both costly and rusty, not having played this season – prompting suggestions that West Ham could look to the January market to offload the Dane and bring in a replacement to hit the ground running in the Championship.

It might be a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire, but Southampton fan site saintsmarching.com reports that West Ham’s promotion rivals may consider doing a deal with their own ‘spare’ keeper whom they’re keen to offload:

“One of Southampton’s promotion rivals could be tempted by a January move for Aaron Ramsdale….He could be tempted by a switch to West Ham…

Ramsdale would fancy his chances of taking the number one jersey off the shaky Dane if he moved to the London Stadium, therefore, with the reserve ‘keeper no stranger to calling London home.”

Whether Southampton would want to bolster the defence of one of their rivals is uncertain but Ramsdale, not playing, is a huge drain on their resources in much the same way as a costly Alphonse Areola is at London Stadium,

One thing is for sure, you’d back Ramsdale to make better use of his gloves than the hapless Hermansen who appears to be having a severe case of the goal keeping ‘yips’ as C and H wrote yesterday. A loan with option would suit West Ham who are one of the few teams in the league able to afford to cover 100% of Ramsdale’s salary, which might tip the scales in their favour.