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Opinion: 29-year-old all but sealed West Ham summer exit with shocking display vs Newcastle

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Ryan Fredericks will surely make an exit from West Ham United in the summer transfer window.

The 29-year-old right-back joined the Hammers on a free transfer from Fulham in the summer of 2018.

He arrived at the London Stadium with a big reputation having shone for Fulham in the Championship during the 2017/18 season.

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Unfortunately for Fredericks and West Ham though, he has been a huge disappointment for both David Moyes and Manuel Pellegrini before him.

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The Hammers man is well down the right-back pecking order at West Ham as it is. He is out of contract at the London Stadium in the summer.

The Evening Standard claimed back in January that Fredericks was actually looking for a new club. He ended up staying with West Ham but we believe that his fate has now been sealed.

West Ham right-back Ryan Fredericks set for summer exit

The 29-year-old put in an absolutely shocking performance against Newcastle at the London Stadium on Saturday.

David Moyes hooked him at half-time and brought Ben Johnson on in his place.

It was a reminder to everyone involved with the club that Fredericks is quite simply not good enough to be playing for a Premier League side.

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The former Fulham man is a glorified sprinter masquerading as a footballer. He shouldn’t be anywhere near the West Ham squad, let alone the starting XI.

Ben Johnson is streets ahead of Fredericks in every sense, as is Vladimir Coufal.

Even Harrison Ashby is more advanced than the 29-year-old and he is a long way away from being ready to play regularly for the senior aside.

There is absolutely no way that West Ham should be giving Fredericks a new contract in the summer. He’s not good enough for the Hammers, end of. And his performance against Newcastle on Saturday surely sealed his fate.

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