West Ham United head coach Graham Potter has just named his new 25-man Premier League squad.
After the January transfer window closed, every Premier League club have had to submit a new squad list ahead of the next round of matches, which start on 14 February.
West Ham brought in Evan Ferguson on loan, and James Ward-Prowse returned to the club, so a couple of changes at the very least from Graham Potter were expected.
However, there were a couple of real shock inclusions by the Hammers head coach.
Potter is said to be planning a big squad rebuild at West Ham in the summer.
And when you see the latest squad named by the Hammers on the Premier League website, it’s easy to see why.
Two names in West Ham’s Premier League squad list will shock you
So the Hammers management team have named their new squad list for the remainder of the season.
And two names immediately stood out to me.
Luizao, 22, has been at West Ham for two years now, and he still hasn’t made a senior appearance for us.
Meanwhile, Joshua Kamarai Swyer, also 22, has been included in the list as well.
He has played just 13 minutes for the first-team.
The likes of Evan Ferguson, Luis Guilherme, Lewis Orford, Ollie Scarles and Kaelan Casey have been included in the under-21 squad list.
I can tell you now that neither Luizao or Swyer will be given any minutes by Potter between now and the end of the season.
I’ll happily be proved wrong of course, but it just won’t happen, I’m convinced of it.
So what was the point in including their names in the 25-man squad list?
I can’t envisage a scenario whereby either Luizao or Swyer are playing for West Ham next season.
Hopefully both of them will be moved in the summer.
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