‘Now we move’ ExWHUemployee confirms West Ham’s next step on deadline day after Nikola Vlasic announcement

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West Ham United insider ExWHUemployee has delivered a deadline day update on David Moyes’s next steps following the capture of Nikola Vlasic.

West Ham signed Kurt Zouma for £29 million on Saturday to add to the loan arrival of Alphonse Areola.

And this morning West Ham announced the capture of Croatian star Vlasic in a deal reportedly worth over £30m with add ons.

West Ham fans have been excited by the signings.

But with a busy campaign of European football on the cards, West Ham supporters would ideally like to see another couple of arrivals.

Jesse Lingard continues to be linked with Moyes viewing him as a second striker option.

And West Ham are also being linked with a host of left-backs including a £10m deal for Ajax’s Nicolas Tagliafico.

Now ExWHUemployee has delivered an update on Moyes’s plans for the rest of the day with the coffers seemingly empty now in terms of permanent arrivals.

“The Vlasic deal that we have been covering is now complete,” ExWHUemployee said on The West Ham Way Patreon site.

“We believe it is for €30m plus €8 in bonuses/milestones achieved. He has signed a five-year deal on approximately £66k a week before bonuses.

“We now move on to loan deals.”

West Ham have been linked with loan moves for Juventus left-back Luca Pellegrini, Chelsea’s Ross Barkley, Lingard and others.

Whether a striker could join in a loan deal remains to be seen.

One thing is for sure, West Ham’s squad suddenly looks a lot stronger than it did this time last week.

The Hammers looked a touch jaded in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at the weekend.

And that is just three games into what will be a heavy workload this season.

The key thing this summer is that West Ham have taken their time to add quality players over quantity.

Long gone are the scattergun days or revolving door incomings and outgoings.

Moyes has a plan and he rarely deviates from it.

Exciting times ahead.

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