Mads Hermansen looks like staying at West Ham United next season.
Indeed, Hermansen has hinted he is ready to stay at West Ham despite their relegation to the Championship, which has certainly split opinion online.
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It comes after Hermansen had a mixed first season at West Ham. The Dane was in the side during West Ham’s fight for Premier League survival, but never convinced everyone here in east London.
Now, he’s been told to kick on at club level by Denmark manager Brian Riemer.
Riemer advises Hermansen on game time at club level
With Kasper Schmeichel having retired, Hermansen is locked in a battle with Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen for the No.1 spot in the Danish national team.
Ekstra Bladet quote him as saying: “The next few months will determine who will be playing in the future. But we could easily be in a situation in September where we have not chosen a first-choice goalkeeper.
“It is about where they will be and what their future is at club level. It may be that the performances they deliver at club level give me some answers that I need.
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“In any case, playing time is important. They both played a lot in the Premier League last season, but they were also out and they also each had their own injury history.”
Riemer says his decision on exactly who plays for their country will come down to how much game time they are getting.
Quite how much difference playing in the Championship makes remains to be seen. Jorgensen, who was linked with West Ham back in January, may well secure a move to another top European league this summer.
That could complicate matters for Hermansen at international level.
While he currently looks almost certain to be West Ham’s first-choice goalkeeper next season given Nuno Espirito Santo’s faith in him last time out, that may not be enough to appease the Danish coach.
That, clearly, isn’t really West Ham’s problem. Hermansen will simply not play for Denmark regularly unless he impresses at club level, regardless of whatever division that is in.
Hermansen does need to improve. The former Leicester stopper did not emerge from his first season here in east London unscathed despite some reasonably good performances at times.
Helping West Ham secure an immediate return to the Premier League could indeed make a compelling case to his national team boss.
That scenario would suit all parties, but it remains to be seen if it is possible.
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