Karren Brady, West Ham United, reveals top David Moyes target live on talkSPORT.
David Moyes made James Ward-Prowse his priority signing at the start of the transfer window, according to West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady.
Ward-Prowse signed the Hammers from Southampton on 13 August for a cost of £30 million.
During the summer, United also signed Edson Alvarez, Konstantinos Mavropanos, and Mohammed Kudus, but Ward-Prowse was at the top of manager David Moyes’ list.
When asked to explain how West Ham’s signings work, Brady told talkSPORT on Sunday [3 September]: “The manager is in charge of it.”
“He has a clear target in mind, and Ward-Prowse was his number one target he wanted for the start of the season.”
Immediate impact
The amount West Ham paid for Ward-Prowse raised some eyebrows, but it already appears to be money well spent.
In three Premier League outings for his new team, the England international has assisted three goals and scored one himself.
West Ham have won the Europa Conference League with 10 points from their first four games.
JWP will now try to match his best goal involvement total in a Premier League season (15 for Southampton in 2020-21 and 2021-22).
It’s also worth mentioning that he’s just one direct free-kick goal away from breaking David Beckham’s long-standing Premier League record of 18.
Not every West Ham signing under Moyes has been a success, but the vast majority have been outstanding.
And it appears that Ward-Prowse, rather than Gianluca Scamacca, will fall into the same category as Jarrod Bowen.
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West Ham’s Edson Alvarez believes the club has a “very special player” on its roster.
Edson Alvarez has told reporters how valuable Mohammed Kudus will be for West Ham United.
West Ham midfielder Edson Alvarez joined from Ajax in the summer, and he was quickly followed by Mohammed Kudus.
The notion of the two reuniting in the claret and blue is really thrilling, and I, for one, cannot wait to see them in action together.
Alvarez clearly adores the 23-year-old, with whom he spent three years at Ajax…
Edson Alvarez holds a strong regard for one West Ham player in particular.
After spending time with Kudus at Ajax, the Mexico international understands what he is all about.
And, according to the Hammers’ official Twitter account, Alvarez told reporters of the Ghana international: “Happy for him, he’s very special.” I believe he only needs a couple of games to prove what he can offer, but the fans will love him because he is unique with the ball.”
I can’t wait to watch Kudus in action for the Hammers – he’s a very unique talent.
The former Ajax man possesses the ability to take this West Ham team to a whole new level.
£38 million for Mohammed Kudus will surely turn out to be a steal for the East London outfit.
And Edson Alvarez’s remarks on his West Ham teammate demonstrate how happy we should all be that the Ghanaian chose to transfer to the London Stadium.
