West Ham’s future departs; Nathan Trott out on Wimbledon Loan

West Ham have made a move sending future goalkeeper Nathan Trott on loan to League One to play for AFC Wimbledon. This, the next step in his development, will hopefully help shape the Irons future keeper.

West Ham announced the roster move, sending Trott to Wimbledon on loan, to start what should be an interesting week in the transfer market. With Lukasz Fabianski’s form last season and the signing of two veteran backup keepers this summer, this move was obviously coming and is a solid fit for the prospect.

The biggest necessity for this move is the guarantee of starting minutes. Ideally, Trott would have been sent to a Championship side for some more elite competition, however, Wimbledon should be able to fulfill those starting minutes for the keeper.

Furthermore, both Sam Inkersole of Football.london and ExWHUemployee have confirmed that multiple clubs were after his signature. The main bargaining point would be starting minutes and the competition that whipped up for his signature should have been able to confirm the starting role.

As mentioned, Lukasz Fabianski is irreplaceable for West Ham heading into the 2019-20 season. It makes perfect sense why the Irons opted for Roberto and David Martin as aging backups. Roberto can certainly still play and is ahead of Martin for backup minutes, but Martin helps fill the homegrown requirement.

Trott, at age 20, is still too fresh and too inexperienced at a competitive level to make an impact in West Ham’s first team. He wouldn’t unseat Fabianski, therefore, he would be spending valuable time on West Ham’s bench, not impacting the team and stunting his development. A loan with guaranteed minutes is as good as it gets for Trott right now.

West Ham’s press release on this move also came with the news that prospect keeper Joseph Anang, who impressed with the Irons U23 team last season, would take up the starting position with Trott’s loan. Meanwhile, new signing Krisztian Hegyi (16) highlights the younger age groups as well at keeper.

It’s good to see the Hammers starting to facilitate the departures, as foreseeable as this move was. It signals that the team is open for business and hopefully can act as the instigating factor in the mass exodus expected at the club this summer.

Good luck, Trott! Do us proud!