After selling Said Benrahma to Lyon this summer and Maxwel Cornet's struggles in the last two years led West Ham to consider bringing in a right foot left winger to add more pace and creativity in an already star studded front line. Thus, West Ham completed the signing of Leeds United winger Cryscencio Summerville for £25 million a few days ago.
The Hammers then moved quickly to sign Niclas Fullkrug and Guido Rodriguez as well and are involved in negotiations with Manchester United to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Today, Cryscencio Summerville completed his West Ham medical and after that the Hammers announced their new signing.
West Ham new signing Cryscencio Summerville's debut date revealed
Speaking to the club's official website, Summerville spoke on a lot of topics including the new manager Julen Lopetegui, his ambitions for the upcoming season as well as revealed the date of his West Ham debut. Talking about the manager, Summerville said,
"He is a straight talker, which is something I really like, and after speaking to him I was sure he was the right person to help take my career to the next level."Cryscencio Summerville
Asked about his ambitions for the upcoming season, Summerville added,
"As well as success in the Premier League and the other Club competitions, I have goals with the Netherlands national side."Cryscencio Summerville
Cryscencio Summerville also revealed his West Ham debut, saying,
"I’m very excited to meet the whole Irons family, and it’s not long to wait now until the Betway Cup game against Celta Vigo, and then Aston Villa in the first game back in the Premier League. I can’t wait to get going!"Cryscencio Summerville
Thus, it looks highly likely that Summerville will play his first West Ham game in the final preseason friendly against Celta Vigo with a view to playing a key role in the Premier League opener against Aston Villa at the London Stadium.
Recently, star players like Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta have also joined the team and alongside Edson Alvarez can feature in the Celta Vigo friendly as well. In terms of transfers, West Ham still need to bring in a new centre back as well as a new right back to improve the defence and aim for a top six finish in the 2024/25 Premier League season.