West Ham: As loaned out players return, questions will arise

West Ham has made excellent choices this season when sending out players on loan. When they come back this summer however a bigger choice will remain.

A huge story that really has taken the back burner for West Ham United’s season but should be more at the forefront is how well the club has done with sending out their players on loan. Not just as to who but also where they went.

But now, the bigger question remains and really start establishing the landscape of how and who the Hammers look to bring in next season to bolster this squad. It’s not realistic to believe that they will or can even keep all of the loaned out players but what should they end up doing?

Starting with the easiest and more obvious… Roberto should honestly never even step foot back into the Hammers locker room unless he still has belongings there. Not even looking at this in a negative light, but just realistically he’s not needed. With Fabs, Randolph, and Martin all ahead of him and with Anang and Trott coming up behind him there is simply no room.

Keeping it close, let’s look at Nathan Trott. Although Trott has never played a match for the senior team he is very much the future of this club. This one is tough because if he goes out on loan again will he get tired and look elsewhere? But if he gets played too soon and gets overwhelmed, can that ruin his confidence?

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With the influx of players at that position, West Ham needs to send him out for at least another 6 months. And just like Trott, Connor Coventry is in the same boat. Both young and with promise but need more time back out on loan.

Moving to the longest-tenured Hammer besides Nobes, Winston Reid will most likely be staying at West Ham and I think everyone would just want the old Reidy back, however? With his price tag and question marks regarding injuries, the Hammers might be hard fetched to find another suitor.

The least talked about and least used out of this bunch is the pacy Sead Haksabanovic. Currently, on loan at IFK Norrköping, he has been seemingly on loan since he arrived at West Ham. With the Hammers bringing in Bowen and the return of Grady Diangana, it seems full on the right side and it is time to find a more permanent move for him elsewhere.

Speaking of Grady D… clearly, without a doubt, he needs to be kept at West Ham and turned into a super-sub for now with the hope that he will soon be a week in and week out starter. He has lit it up in the Championship this year and continues to be a delightful surprise.

Jordan Hugill will bring back with him loads of question marks when he returns from QPR this summer. He has once again proven to the world that he can be a great striker in the Championship but can he perform for West Ham if given the chance? The Hammers don’t really have a load of players in that role but he could fit in nicely… if given the chance but that’s one BIG if.

Last but not least… Josh Cullen. As long as West Ham stays up in the EPL they will most likely keep Tomas Soucek so that will only keep Cullen lower down the totem pole. If the Hammers let him go there is just a bad feeling that he would then turn around and burn them by turning into a world-class midfielder. At least for now, keep him and see what the next year brings.

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This offseason will be huge for the club either way but when these players return, the handling of these players this certainly help chart the course for the following season. No pressure… right? It never gets easier but the future is bright and needs to handled well.