Crysencio Summerville told ideal West Ham exit destination, 'nobody could have predicted this'
West Ham United star Crysencio Summerville is yet to find his London Stadium escape route.
Not that the 24-year-old appears to be publicly angling for a move away from West Ham, but he would surely jump at the chance to return to the Premier League.
He will now be heading back to the Hammers for the time being though, as his World Cup campaign with the Netherlands ended in a round-of-32 defeat to Morocco.
Summerville scored seven goals and provided three assists in all competitions last season, which has helped to boost his profile and transfer value.
As a result, the moment Nuno Espirito Santo's side were relegated to the Championship, questions started to be seriously asked over his long-term London Stadium future.
But, with no concrete offers landing on West Ham's desk that we know of, could a surprise move out of the relative blue be on the cards for the Dutchman over the coming weeks?
Why Crysencio Summerville makes sense for Champions League side
A host of Premier League sides have been linked with signing Summerville, with The Guardian claiming Man United, Fulham and Chelsea are among those keen.
However, none of those sides are who European football expert Andy Brassell believes would perhaps be his ideal fit, however.
Speaking via talkSPORT, he's named Aston Villa as being a potential match made in heaven for the winger if he is to leave the Hammers this summer.
"I wonder if he could be a potential Aston Villa player going into next season," Brassell said.
"Now of course we know that their hands are tied a little bit with PSR (now SCR) and they can't go out splashing out infinite amounts to improve their squad.
"But of course they could always generate some by selling, but I just wonder if in terms of their price level Summerville is about there.
"We know they're not going to retain Jadon Sancho going into next season, and whether Emi Buendia can keep up the sort of efforts we've seen from him last season. Of course, he was very good in the Europa League final as well. We'll have to wait and see.
"I tend to see him as more of an inside player than an outside player, which Summerville is even though he can come into those central areas as well. So I wonder if that could be a good get for them."
Aston Villa may have position change in mind for Summerville
Primarily operating as a winger, Brassell talks about Aston Villa potentially wanting Summerville with the expectation that he could replace Sancho or succeed Emi Buendia respectively, both of whom are wide players.
However, should the Villains throw their hat into the ring for the West Ham star, that's quite possibly not the role they'd have in mind for him.
Morgan Rogers is widely expected to leave Villa Park this summer, and whilst he can also be deployed as a winger, his best football is played as a central attacking midfielder.
This is largely down to him being elite when it comes to dribbling, ball carrying, playmaking and having the ability to shoot from distance: remind you of anyone, Hammers fans?
Summerville has played through the middle as an attacking midfielder in his career before, and so it's not as if Unai Emery would have any worries about playing him there.
Discussing Summerville's recent rise to Premier League and World Cup stardom, Brassell has backed the Dutchman to be a key player back in England's top flight from next season onwards.
"Now I don't think going back six months ago anyone would have predicted this," he continued.
"I don't think going back two months ago you would have predicted that he'd be one of the better players of the World Cup group stage.
"But this, I think, is just him coming to fruition at absolutely the right time. "When he's ready to make a move, he's just started showing the world exactly how good he is.
"I think with the right surroundings he's going to be a big, big player in the Premier League next season."