West Ham United offloaded a number of players over the summer, but one could really come back to haunt them.
No, it’s not Grady Diangana; the winger joined West Bromwich Albion in a permanent move that sparked outrage having impressed on loan at the Baggies last season.
Diangana has yet to really shine in the Premier League, but there is one young talent thriving for his club and his country after barely playing at West Ham.
Wide man Sead Haksabanovic joined West Ham from Halmstad in 2017, but only ever made two first-team appearances for the club, becoming something of a forgotten man.
After starring on loan at Norrkoping back in Sweden last season, Haksabanovic made his move permanent, and he has been in sensational form in 2020.
The 21-year-old has bagged nine goals and 10 assists in 33 games for Norrkoping this year, proving to be a goalscorer and a creative force in the final third.
On the international stage, Haksabanovic has been a regular for Montenegro of late. He now has 10 caps to his name despite being born in Sweden, and stats have emerged that sum up his influence.
Players Report published stats from Haksabanovic’s six UEFA Nations League games, in which he picked up three assists as well as 3.2 dribbles, 2.7 key passes and 2.1 crosses per game.
With regular football for club and country, Haksabanovic appears to be thriving as a creative force, and showing West Ham what they’re missing.
Yes, Swedish football and Montenegro’s Nations League campaign isn’t the highest standard of all time, but his stats are very impressive – and with Arsenal watching him earlier this year according to Fotbollskanalen, there is a chance that Haksabanovic comes back to haunt West Ham one day.
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