West Ham United ace Manuel Lanzini could leave on loan before transfer window closes
Manuel Lanzini could leave West Ham on a loan deal before the transfer window closes on Thursday night, according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper reported via their print edition on Thursday (1 September, page 74) that the Irons could sanction a temporary exit for Lanzini, 29, with the Argentine struggling to impress so far this summer.
It is understood that Craig Dawson and Harrison Ashby could also leave the London Stadium on deadline day with the transfer window closing at 11pm.
All the best
Lanzini is a real favourite for some West Ham fans but it’s fair to say that his last few seasons with the club have been fraught with inconsistency.
He’s not started this season great either and although he’s managed to make two starts, they were both against Viborg and in one of those games he was substituted off at half-time.
David Moyes has left the Argentine attacker as an unused substitute in the last two Premier League games against Aston Villa and Tottenham while West Ham lost all three of the games Lanzini played in as a sub.
He’s in the final year of his contract at the London Stadium so if he is loaned out, we can expect him to go on a free transfer next year so a permanent deal would be best.
But Lanzini’s been a great servant, overall, for West Ham.
He’s played 208 times in all competitions since joining us six years, scoring 29 goals and supplying 27 assists in the process.
If he does leave before the deadline, we’ll of course wish him all the best and hope that he can perform well wherever he goes and hopefully earns a permanent contract.
The former River Plate playmaker is only 29 so he’s still got plenty of years left in the tank to spend elsewhere.