Quite clearly the recruitment team at West Ham United have got their act together and are out scouting new midfielders. The centre-field portion of our team has been porous ( ‘cardboard-cutout like’ was actually how I described it) and any combination of Rodriguez, Alvarez, Soucek and Soler pared with an out of form Paquetá has been woeful in stopping opposition attacks and transitioning our own play from the back to the front.
The shortcomings in midfield have been well documented: It is a relief to see West Ham planning to do something about it. The news that Man City had knocked back West Ham’s interest in James McAtee was broken by Gonzo earlier. In the meantime more information has been reported today on a ‘McAtee’ alternative meaning West Ham have no plans to sit back and wait for Manchester City to dictate terms.
Latest to emerge is Valencia’s Javi Guerra. In an article from Spanish site si.com comes ” Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham & West Ham Interested In Valencia Midfielder Javi Guerra” and describes him as:” The Spanish under-21 international [who] has already made 56 La Liga appearances for Los Ches, scoring five goals and assisting once after making his debut in 2022.
His performances have led to widespread praise from pundits and ex-professionals, with many claiming he has the potential to make it to the very top.”
Here was another player originally discounted for West Ham, owing to a huge €100m release clause which Valencia have subsequently backtracked upon owing to their own financial position: Heresay states £25 million should do it.
At odds with West Ham’s stated suggestion of searching within the domestic leagues in England now for better value- but if a deal can be done for the 21 year old we ‘d all be desperately happy to find a box to box midfielder in claret and blue who can actually keep up with the opposition, tackle and pick a pass. We can all dream.