West Ham United summer signing Alvaro Arbeloa is impressed with teammate Manuel Lanzini.
West Ham United defender Alvaro Arbeloa has told the club’s official website that his teammate Manuel Lanzini is an amazing player.
Arbeloa joined West Ham in the summer transfer window after leaving Spanish giants Real Madrid at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.
The 33-year-old Spanish full-back played for the Hammers in the third round of the EFL Cup against Accrington Stanley on Wednesday evening.
Lanzini, who is 23 years of age and operates as an attacking midfielder, also featured in the match, coming on as a substitute at the start of the second half.
Arbeloa, who won the Champions League twice during his time at Madrid, has praised the Argentine attacker.
“I don’t like to compare players but I have some really good team-mates with amazing quality,” Arbeloa told West Ham’s official website.
“Lanzini is an amazing player and I think we have a really good squad. We also have good young players with a lot of quality.”
Lanzini has scored one goal and created three chances in three Premier League appearances for West Ham so far this season.
During the 2015-16 campaign, the Argentine attacking midfielder scored six goals and created 33 chances in 26 Premier League matches.
West Ham are third from bottom in the Premier League table at the moment with just three points from five matches.
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