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Summerville Boost as Hammers Plan Future Without Kudus

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West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville is progressing well in his recovery from hamstring surgery.

The Dutch wide man went under the knife at the end of last season following a failed attempt to recover through non-invasive procedures. His operation was the same successful treatment that helped resolve Michail Antonio’s long-standing hamstring problems. More recently, Bukayo Saka also underwent the same surgery — with equally positive results.

And now it seems Summerville is on a similar path to recovery, with a club insider telling Claret & Hugh, “He’s coming along nicely.”

Our source at the London Stadium continued: “He will miss pre-season, but we’re hopeful of getting him back playing early in September.”

That’s excellent news — particularly with West Ham still searching for a replacement for the outbound Mohammed Kudus. If Summerville can reach the levels hinted at in glimpses last season, the solution to the Kudus conundrum might already be in the building.

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Kris Gonzo (commonly known to the West Ham community as Gonzo) is the co-founder of Hammers Chat (established 2014) and the lead video content creator and columnist for Claret and Hugh.

With over a decade of professional sports media experience, he is a frequent West Ham United analyst and contributor for Sky Sports News, BBC Football Focus, and BBC Radio 5 Live. He previously served as an official video and content creator for West Ham United FC during the club's tenure at Upton Park and featured in the official documentary commemorating the historic final game at the Boleyn Ground.

A lifelong Hammer since the legendary 10-0 victory over Bury, when he isn't providing daily match analysis on the Hammers Chat YouTube Channel or broadcasting on X (@GONZObignose), he can be found walking his dog and restoring classic pinball machines.

4 comments

  • B says:

    Should have had the operation straight away as he was advised. Probably done more damage to himself now.

  • DutchCourage says:

    Shame he didn’t have the op 2 months earlier. When he gets back training he won’t have played competitively for the best part of a year. Not expecting much from him for the rest of this calendar year.

  • Dave says:

    Joke.
    9 months out with a hamstring injury.

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