West Ham United have made some fantastic signings in recent years.
The likes of Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen have all been certified hits.
However, there have also been some duds, the likes of Gianluca Scamacca, Nikola Vlasic and even Sebastien Haller proved to be rather poor additions to the team.
This past January transfer window, the Hammers, of course, signed Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City, and to say his spell in east London isn’t going to plan would be an understatement.
Indeed, Phillips has been poor since joining the Hammers, and he hasn’t even got the regular football he was looking for when he left City.
Speaking on the Premier League All Access Podcast, Scott Minto has been discussing Phillips’ move to the London Stadium, claiming that he doesn’t understand at all why Phillips moved to West Ham.
Kalvin Phillips’ move to West Ham is baffling
Minto spoke about the £42m man and his summer switch.
“In terms of Kalvin Phillips, I’ll be honest with you I didn’t understand the West Ham move in the first place. The amount of good holding midfield players they have, Edson Alvarez, Ward-Prowse. Now, I know that David Moyes liked him a few years ago and wanted to spend £50m when he was at Leeds to get him and Rice to play together, but it hasn’t really worked,” Minto said.
Not working
It’s easy to say this in hindsight, isn’t it?
At the time, a move to West Ham looked ideal for Phillips. After all, the Hammers needed something of a Declan Rice replacement and David Moyes was a fan.
However, it really hasn’t gone to plan for the former Leeds star, and now, this move does look baffling as Philips isn’t getting a game ahead of the Hammers’ current midfield options.
Phillips may need to find another move in the summer in order to get his career back on track.
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