West Ham United love a homegrown talent – and they may have a real star prospect coming through in the near future.
Declan Rice is a fan favourite, whilst Mark Noble has been a fixture of the side for many years, with Ben Johnson no doubt looking to follow suit.
Now, The Athletic have profiled Keenan Appiah-Forson – a player who West Ham teammates are comparing to N’Golo Kante.
His work rate, diminutive frame and ‘humility off the field’ have resulted in those Kante comparisons, which are certainly lofty.
It’s even stated that the likes of Jamal Baptiste and Bernardo Rosa think that Appiah-Forson deserves more recognition as one of West Ham’s top talents.
The 19-year-old defensive midfielder has managed two goals in 11 Premier League 2 appearances this season, with excitement really building.
David Moyes hasn’t been shy when it comes to playing youngsters; eight prospects have made their first-team debuts under Moyes at West Ham, including now-Watford talent Jeremy Ngakia.
West Ham may consider midfield additions this summer to support Rice and Tomas Soucek, and Appiah-Forson is now pushing to prove that he can be a homegrown solution.
If he can become even half the player of £30m superstar Kante, West Ham will certainly deem Appiah-Forson as a huge success.
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