Scott Parker was brought in to West Ham United because he is apromotion specialist and a club legend. He has achieved promotion from the Championship with Fulham, AFC Bournemouth, and Burnley. One player who was part of Parker's Cottagers' side that went up via the playoffs is Harrison Reed. The midfielder is now being linked with West Ham.
Flashscore has reported, "West Ham could turn to one of Scott Parker's former Fulham players as they begin planning for the January transfer window, with Harrison Reed likely to emerge as a target."
Parker signed Reed to Fulham from Southampton initially on loan for the 2019/20 campaign. Reed starred for the Cottagers in defensive and central midfield, but his season was disrupted by injuries. The midfielder still managed to play every minute of their playoff matches, as Fulham went on to defeat Brentford in the final.
Reed's loan to Fulham was made permanent, and he played under Parker in the Premier League. However, after the club was relegated, Parker left. In total, Reed played 61 times under Parker, without scoring, but did make four assists.
The midfielder stayed with Fulham and helped them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship under Marco Silva. He was a regular in the top flight under Silva, but his game time has been limited in recent seasons.
Harrison Reed has played against West Ham this season
This campaign, under Alvaro Arbeloa, Reed is yet to feature in a Premier League game. However, he did captain the side in two EFL Cup matches. This included the 3-2 win over West Ham at the London Stadium. In that game, Reed was up against the midfield duo of Arne Engels and Lewis Orford.
Reed is predominantly a central midfielder, but can play defensively and on the right. He would be competing with his former opponents, Engels and Orford, for a central role. Parker may also need Reed to play defensive midfield. Mohamadou Kante has been used in more advanced roles this season. Tomas Soucek is more of an impact sub right now.
Parker had faith in Soungoutou Magassa, whom he rated highly when the player was at AS Monaco. However, the head coach had to take him off at half-time against Cardiff City. West Ham also still have Edson Alvarez in their ranks, who was frozen out under Nuno Espírito Santo. It has been a clean slate for every player since Parker was appointed, but Alvarez has yet to feature under the new boss.
There will likely be clubs sniffing around Magassa and Alvarez in January. Both were heavily linked with moves away from the club in the last transfer window. West Ham will need to strengthen, especially as they let Mateus Fernandes and James Ward-Prowse leave last summer.
Reed is now 31 and could still do a job in the Championship. This is the task at hand for the Hammers right now. However, he will not be a long-term solution for the West Ham midfield.
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