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Should West Ham offer Everton’s Davy Klaassen a Premier League lifeline?

Davinson Sanchez of Tottenham Hotspur and Davy Klaassen of Everton battle for possession during the Premier League match between Everton and Totten...
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West Ham United should consider a move for the Everton man.

The former coach of Manchester City, Chilean Manuel Pellegrini (L), arrives for the draw of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament, in Santiago, on July 12, 2016.

Manuel Pellegrini has his work cut-out at West Ham this summer, if he is to guide his side back into contention for the Europa League places this season.

Losing Manuel Lanzini for the entire campaign would have been a bitter pill to swallow for the Chilean, but he now must ensure that he brings an able bodied replacement for the Argentine into the club.

Whether the Hammers will want to spend big on an attacking midfielder is doubtful, however, considering that the need to strengthen other positions at the London Stadium is more pressing.

Everton's Dutch midfielder Davy Klaassen (L) has a shot at goal as MFK Ruzomberok's Kristi Qose attempts to block him during the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Game 1 match...

With this in mind, West Ham should consider making a loan move for Everton’s Davy Klaassen, despite his struggles to adjust to life in the Premier League.

The 25-year-old joined Everton from Ajax in the summer of 2017, for a fee believed to be worth in the region of £24 million, but he made just seven Premier League appearances for the Toffees, and he could be made available by Marco Silva this summer.

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Having had a year to adjust to life in England, however, he could prove to be a real asset for West Ham next season, if given ample opportunity to prove himself.

The Holland international possesses undoubted quality, and his last season at Ajax was evidence of this.

Tom Davies of Everton is substituted off as Davy Klaassen of Everton comes on during the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton and Hove Albion at Goodison Park on March 10,...

Klaassen racked up an amazing 20 goals and 12 assists in 50 outings for the Eredivisie outfit, and if he could find a way of replicating that kind of form, what a signing he could be for West Ham.

Everton will surely not want to totally give up on the Dutchman just yet, but a loan switch to east London might just be the ideal solution for all parties involved.