West Ham’s Summer Transfers Reviewed
West Ham’s season has not been the success they were after and failed transfers may be a big reason why.
Despite many signings in the summer, there has been no improvement this year. In fact many have said that the club has gone backwards. Is that the fault of the new West Ham men? We take a look at each of the new signings, giving them each a grade and looking at how likely they are to stay in East London.
Andre Ayew
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Position: RW/LW/ST
Games Played: 7 (240 minutes)
Impact So Far: Not much. Having failed to score or assist so far many West Ham fans are fairly underwhelmed. However you do have to remember he has been injured for a while. He was a foot or so away from scoring against Spurs before Antonio scored just ahead of him. In terms of material impact he hasn’t been the best, but he’s worked hard. The formation the team are currently playing doesn’t help him, and he has Premier League pedigree.
Potential Future Impact: Big. When the club signed Ayew, he was our proven Premier League talent. You don’t score regularly for Swansea without having some talent, and he certainly has physical qualities to survive in the league. If the club revert back to 4-2-3-1 he could be a huge asset in any one of the four attacking positions.
Transfer Grade: C. Not impressive so far but a lot of potential still.