Interesting piece in the Guardian by Jacob Steinberg - who seems to have good sources - claiming that West Ham are going to appoint a new Director of Football even if David Moyes stays. The Director of Football will be briefed with improving the transfer strategy, though whether Moyes or a new gaffer would accept that is another matter.
Moyes initially had great success in the market signing such bargains as Bowen, Soucek, Coufal, Dawson and Lingard. Zouma has proved a good value big signing too, but since the disastrous £28m signing of Nicola Vlasic and the poor loan signing of Alex Kral, Moyes appears to have lost his touch.
Of this season's £170m worth of signings only Aguerd and Paqueta have impressed, and they have both taken time to settle. Scamacca has shown glimpses of potential but has been injured for most of the season, Downes has looked game but limited, Emerson has failed to nail down the left back slot, Thilo Kehrer has made a lot of mistakes despite some recent improvement, while the £17m Maxwel Cornet has completely underwhelmed despite looking like a decent player at Burnley last season. Alphonse Areola is also still the reserve keeper, though he will probably replace Fabianski next season. Something needs to improve, as our recruitment is no match for the excellent signings made by smaller clubs like Brighton and Brentford.
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