West Ham boss David Moyes is ‘crazy’ about signing Hans Vanaken and has been for the past couple of years.
That’s according to a report from Belgian media outlet HBVL who claim that the 29-year-old Club Brugge ace is keen for a new foreign adventure.
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West Ham had an £8.5 million bid for Vanaken rejected earlier this week (90 Min).
Vanaken is a very good player. In fact, he has been described as ‘outstanding’ by TEAMtalk. Meanwhile, Club Brugge coach Carl Hoefkins has labelled him as ‘incredible’ (Walfoot).
It seems as though Moyes is a huge fan of the attacking midfielder…
West Ham very keen to sign Hans Vanaken this summer
HBVL reckon that David Moyes is ‘crazy’ about bringing the 29-year-old to the London Stadium.
We think he’d be a decent addition for the Hammers but would he take us to another level? That is debatable.
The Belgian bagged 16 goals and seven assists in 45 games in the 2020/21 season and racked up 15 goals and 12 assists in 50 outings last term (Transfermarkt).
Standing at 6ft 5in tall, Vanaken is a real unit and has the kind of physicality needed to succeed in the Premier League.
There is one problem as far as we’re concerned though. The Club Brugge midfielder will be 30 later this month. That obviously doesn’t correlate with the Red Bull Model that David Moyes supposedly wants to implement at the London Stadium.
Moving to the Premier League from the Belgian league and succeeding is a tough ask for anybody. Let alone someone who is touching 30.
We think that there are better options out there for Moyes to explore this summer.
If West Ham could pick Vanaken up for around £10 million or so, it would be decent business. If Club Brugge demand anything more than that though, we should just walk away.
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