West Ham’s Layvin Kurzawa Interest doesn’t make sense
The world is in a weird place right now, and West Ham is no exception. The links to PSG’s Layvin Kurzawa show the Hammers transfer policy of old and a lack of growth.
For the first time in a while, West Ham fans are happy with the direction of the club’s transfer plans. Rumours are that manager, David Moyes, is targeting young British talents from the Championship, just like Jarrod Bowen.
West Ham has been linked to many of the top talents from the league below, and should the club remain in the Premier League, it is likely they will be going all out to sign them once the transfer window re-opens.
The Hammers have been linked to players such as Nottingham Forrest’s Matty Cash, QPR’s Eberechi Eze and about half of the Brentford side, including Ollie Watkins and Saïd Benrahma. The mentality behind this approach is that these players will be hungry to prove themselves in the top division and allow the club to make a profit on them should they be resold at a later date.
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The other added benefit is that these players would command far less in wages then players who are coming to the end of their careers from top clubs. Hence the non-sensical rumours that West Ham is considering an approach for Layvin Kurzawa, a player the club has been linked with since January.
Kurzawa is a very good player and has played some good football at PSG and would probably become the best left-back at the club should he be signed. The Frenchman however, would cost the club in excess of £100,000 per week, if he was to be on a similar wage to his current contract in Paris.
The 27-year-old still has plenty of football to play in his career, although he has declined in recent times. Kurzawa was once one of the most sort after full-backs in world football, but injuries and loss of form have led to PSG allowing his contract to run down.
Interest in the internationally capped Frenchmen shows that the club may not have fully learned from past mistakes, and are thinking it the best way to solve the club’s current left-back issues without having to spend money on a transfer fee.
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West Ham has tried to fix many positional problems through the free-agent market, very rarely has there been a success story. Kurzawa is far more likely to end up as a Håvard Nordtveit or Alvaro Arbeloa than a Teddy Sheringham.