Winter window may have hurt Moyes

David Moyes’ chances of becoming a permanent West Ham boss may have been jeopardised by his dealings in the winter transfer market.

The sole signings of out-of-contract Patrice Evra and £10 million striker Jordan Hugill have concentrated minds in the club as the summer review approaches.

It will be at that meeting in June when a decision will be made on the the manager’s future and it is certainly no ‘given’ that – despite securing the team’s Premier League survival – he will get the ‘gig.’

There was disappointment and frustration inside the club over the hesitancy in the winter window and at the final decisions which will see both players leave with the club likely to take a hit on Hugill.

With so much work to be done this summer the club will need to make a very quick decision on Moyes and although candidates appear to be thin on the ground it won’t stop the club moving on from the former Everton boss should that’s the way the board vote.

Moyes has regularly refused to make any comment on his own feelings which are a hidden factor in the situation as he may feel – given all the problems at the club, his work is done.