David Moyes is looking to bolster West Ham’s midfield ranks during the summer transfer window after selling club captain Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105million
West Ham manager David Moyes says he’s hopeful the club will be able to secure some of their targets during the summer transfer window.
The Hammers sold captain Declan Rice to Arsenal at the start of the window for £105million, leaving them with plenty of cash to seek replacements for the midfielder.
Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse, Fulham’s Joao Palhinha, Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher and Manchester United’s Scott McTominay have all been looked at, with the club submitting bids for Ward-Prowse and Palhinha already.
This summer has been one of adjustment for the West Ham hierarchy though, with former skipper Mark Noble relatively new to his sporting director role while incoming technical director Tim Steidten has only just come through the door.
“It’s new; new people to the club,” Moyes told Sky Sports. “I’ve known Mark for a long time and have a great relationship with him. I’m still getting to know Tim.
“Because of the shortness of the summer and being in Australia, the amount of time we have had together has been limited, but I’m sure we’ll get down to work and do what we have to do.
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“The club have made several offers for players. We are out in the market. We are quite active. Hopefully, some of them will come off in the future.”
“There aren’t many clubs in this country that get to win European trophies, so we’re certainly going to continue talking about it and thinking about it,” added Moyes. “But meanwhile, we’ll also be moving on and getting ready for the new season.
“We have to use it as the fuel to drive us forward, to improve. We’ve had a good run at it in the last three years. I don’t know how many teams have finished in Europe three times in a row. I can name a few, obviously. But for West Ham to do that is a great achievement and we’ll try and do it again this year.
“If you look at it, there have been very few defeats in Europe in the last two years. I’m hoping that turns out to be the case in the third year as well.”
