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3 Left Backs that would solve West Ham’s problem

By Scott Johnson

DUISBURG, GERMANY - AUGUST 06: Sergio Reguilon of Sevilla celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 single-leg match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at MSV Arena on August 06, 2020 in Duisburg, Germany. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Pool via Getty Images)
DUISBURG, GERMANY - AUGUST 06: Sergio Reguilon of Sevilla celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 single-leg match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at MSV Arena on August 06, 2020 in Duisburg, Germany. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Pool via Getty Images) /
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West Ham has been struggling at left-back in the past few years, and this summer was unlikely to have the budget really sort it out. But if we do manage to find some cash, who could we bring in that would set us up for years to come?

So far a lot of the articles we’ve put out have been discussions over who we could get as a bargain for each position, and that’s probably the reality for West Ham. But let’s say we get a windfall of money somewhere, what are the realistic options that we’d be able to bring in to set us up for years to come?

When I say realistic I just mean we can’t go and get a Champions League starting left-back to just join. But I think these players could step us up a notch. And they wouldn’t be THAT pricey. So let’s get started.

Pervis Estupiñán

PAMPLONA, SPAIN – JULY 11: Pervis Estupinan of CA Osasuna in action during the Liga match between CA Osasuna and RC Celta de Vigo at Estadio El Sadar on July 11, 2020 in Pamplona, Spain. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
PAMPLONA, SPAIN – JULY 11: Pervis Estupinan of CA Osasuna in action during the Liga match between CA Osasuna and RC Celta de Vigo at Estadio El Sadar on July 11, 2020 in Pamplona, Spain. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) /

So whilst Watford was getting themselves relegated under a host of different managers, one of their loanees was over in La Liga performing well for Osasuna. Pervis Estupiñán is an Ecuadorian left-back who played all but 2 of Osasuna’s games in the league during the 19/20 season. The 22-year-old recorded 1 goal and an impressive 6 assists, and transfermarkt have him valued at around 15m.

Given his age and upside, what West Ham would see in him is also why Watford wants to hold onto him. Part of the club running has been to identify young South American prospects, bring them across to European football and then sell for a massive profit. Richarlison is a prime example of this, and now that they’re losing out on the Premier League gravy train (at least for now) they’re going to want to manage this source of income pretty carefully. But there is some hope.

Part of ensuring that they can get a good price for the player is displaying him in a top league. It’s unlikely that a big European club is going to approach a Championship club and pay over 30m for them. So it’s likely that the Ecuadorian will go out on loan again. What could see him travel to East London would be a deal that saw an initial loan fee and a first refusal clause for next summer. That is, if anyone has an offer accepted for him, we would be able to match it. Whilst not full proof, I don’t think we’re going to be able to prise him away from the Hornets this summer with a likely mismatch of valuation.

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Whoscored list Estupinan’s strengths as Crossing, dribbling, tackling and interceptions, and whilst he is statistically weak at holding on to the ball I think he would be a huge upgrade on our current options. He also averages a key pass and a cross per game, which would help us get the best out of Haller if he was to stay at the club next season. I mean, whoever is up there for the Hammers is going to want more balls into the box, and the more creative outlets we have the better it could be for the side.

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