Darren Bent moots Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to West Ham. (Credit - Imago/talkSPORT on YouTube)

Dewsbury-Hall to West Ham mooted on talkSPORT, Darren Bent shocked

Dakir joined Breaking Media in 2024 after securing two media master's degrees, including one in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, under his belt. With bylines on outlets such as Sportskeeda and Inside Futbol, he has been involved in the industry for a decade.

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16 Jan 2025, 2:10 am

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall would be a good signing for West Ham, according to Darren Bent.

Reacting to news that the Irons are considering a deal to sign Dewsbury-Hall on loan from Chelsea [Sky Sports], Bent dubbed the Englishman as a "good footballer".

The pundit, though, likened it to the East London club's signing of James Ward-Prowse last season, admitting he is "shocked" the transfer has not worked out.

"When they got Ward-Prowse, I always thought it was a good signing, I was shocked it didn't work out", Bent said on talkSPORT (15 January, 5:52 pm).

"I think it'd be a good signing, Dewsbury-Hall, good footballer, just not getting minutes at all at Chelsea."

Graham Potter to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall at West Ham

Chelsea forked out £30million to sign Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester in the summer after he bagged 12 goals and 14 assists in the Championship last season [BBC].

However, the midfielder has found playing hard to come by at Stamford Bridge, having been restricted to just 55 minutes of Premier League action so far.

Therefore, a temporary move could be on the cards for the 26-year-old before the winter transfer window closes on 3 February.

With West Ham interested in signing him, Potter may use his Chelsea connections to negotiate a loan deal for Dewsbury-Hall.

Potter has not worked with the Englishman directly, but might have good contacts at Stamford Bridge, having served as the Blues manager between September 2022 and April 2023.