West Ham United have managed to salvage their season over this past month or so.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic wrote his regular column for the club’s official website, and lavished praise upon Friday’s match-winner Manuel Lanzini, sharing how the Argentine is loved by his fellow players.
The 24-year-old spent the 2015/16 campaign on loan with West Ham, before making his move to East London a permanent one in the summer of 2016, for a fee believed to be in the region of £9 million.
He has showcased his incredible talent on a regular basis, and has elevated his performance levels even further still since Dimitri Payet’s acrimonious exit from the club, assuming the mantle of the Hammers’ talisman with the minimum of fuss.
The mercurial midfielder has scored eight goals in 33 Premier League appearances for the club thus far, and he will be looking to continue his development next season.
Bilic highlighted Lanzini’s importance to the team, when writing his regular column for WHUFC.com, sharing how hard the little Argentine works for his teammates:
West Ham United’s Manuel Lanzini scores
“Lanzini is a young player, but a magnificent player. He works hard, he covers a lot of ground on the pitch and he is very good in the box. He’s scored some amazing and important goals for us, he creates goals, the players love him because he is not one of those who wants to be spared the defensive part of the game. He works hard and he’s brilliant to have.”
Everything seems to be looking up at West Ham all of a sudden, and with some smart player recruitment in the summer, their fans will be hoping that their side can produce the kind of form that saw them finish in seventh position in the table last term.
West Ham United’s Manuel Lanzini celebrates
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
