Kurt Zouma seriously impressed by £17.5m West Ham player’s performance yesterday

Defender Kurt Zouma was very impressed with Maxwel Cornet after West Ham United’s match with Dagenham & Redbridge yesterday.

Cornet took to Instagram after scoring one of West Ham’s goals yesterday in a 2-2 draw against the non-league side.

Compared to many of their Premier League sides, West Ham have had a very busy pre-season so far.

Their match against Dagenham & Redbridge was the fourth match they’ve taken part in this summer.

They’ve also been to Australia and returned already after defeating Tottenham Hotspur in Perth.

David Moyes named a relatively young side yesterday, with some senior players starting the game.

Tomas Soucek wore the captain’s armband in midfield, while Alphonse Areola and Vladimir Coufal also started.

Maxwel Cornet was given an opportunity too and he impressed West Ham teammate Kurt Zouma with his performance.

He’ll be hoping to make more of a contribution next season after struggling with injuries following his £17.5m move last year.

Zouma comments after Cornet scores West Ham goal

The Ivorian international posted on Instagram with the caption: “First game first goal, happy to feel the pitch, keep working.”

Several of Cornet’s West Ham teammates replied including Kurt Zouma, who called him a “Champiiiiion.”

Thilo Kehrer and Pablo Fornals were also impressed with the 26-year-old’s performance.

West Ham have plenty of attacking options to choose from which could make it difficult for Cornet to earn regular minutes.

The left winger faces competition from Said Benrahma who provided the assist for his well-taken goal yesterday.

Cornet then set up Divin Mubama for West Ham’s second goal, winning the ball back in a dangerous area before squaring it to the young forward.

Zouma and the rest of his West Ham teammates will hope Cornet can have better luck with injuries next season.

He managed just 14 appearances last season and only two of those were from the start of the match.

Moyes will be pleased he appears to be fully fit now and will hope he can rediscover the form that convinced them to sign him from Burnley.

Sporting director arrives in London to agree €20m deal with West Ham

It seems that West Ham could be on the verge of their first transfer capture of the summer window, with Real Betis’ sporting director having flown in for talks with the east London outfit.

With just three weeks to go until the start of the 2023/24 Premier League season, David Sullivan doesn’t have long to acquire any targets that David Moyes and his staff have identified as potential new signings.

After having such a brilliant end to last season, the last thing that Moyes needs is to be hamstrung again at the start of a new campaign because of the club’s inability to get deals over the line

Things are looking positive in one respect, however.

Back at the end of June, El Chiringuito TV tweeted that the Hammers had made a €20m offer for Betis’ 26-year-old defender, Luiz Felipe.

Despite being born in Brazil and having represented them at youth level, he now plays for the Italian national side.

Sevilla ABC note that Betis’ sporting director, Ramon Planes, and CEO, Ramón Alarcon, are in England to close a number of deals, one of which is Luiz Felipe to the Hammers.

They could have an ulterior motive, however, as the outlet also suggest that they want to bring Pablo Fornals back to La Liga, a move that the player may well be open to given that he’s not played as much as he surely would’ve liked of late.

West Ham United are interested in signing the German international defender Jonathan Tah.

According to a report from football transfers, West Ham United could make their move for the 27-year-old defender in the coming weeks. Apparently, the player is keen on a move to the Premier League and it remains to be seen whether the Hammers can get the deal done.

Tah has been a reliable defender in the Bundesliga over the years and he has the quality to thrive in the Premier League as well.

The German international has the technical attributes and physicality to do well in English football and he could be a key player for West Ham next season.

The 27-year-old is at the peak of his powers and he will look to prove himself at the highest level.

A move to the Premier League will be an attractive option for the defender and West Ham could provide him with the platform to showcase his qualities in European football as well.

West Ham have secured qualification to the Europa League and they need a better squad in order to do well across multiple competitions.

The defence is in need of strengthening and David Moyes must look to sign a quality central defender this summer.

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Jonathan Tah.

defender has done well in the Bundesliga and he will look to take the next step in his career now. It will be interesting to see if West Ham can agree on a deal with the German club in the coming weeks.

The Hammers recently sanctioned the departure of Declan Rice for a British transfer record fee to Arsenal and they have considerable resources to spend in the transfer market. They are expected to strengthen the squad significantly and they should be able able to afford the German international defender as well.

It will be interesting to see how the situation develops over the next few weeks and whether the Hammers are prepared to lodge an official bid to sign the 27-year-old defender.