West Ham talks about the £22.5 million star “made for the big stage”

Needless to say, West Ham United supporters are not entering a new season with sky optimism.

In the last round, the Hammers finished 14th. Just above the disastrous duo of Manchester United and Tottenham, the tally of nine home league defeats has endured since being demoted in 2010/11.

Graham Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui in January, but this did not lead to an uptick in the results.

So, Potter will be under pressure to start quickly this season, but to achieve this, new recruits will be needed if they could turn to attackers who are reminiscent of West Ham’s fan favorites.

Search for new attackers in West Ham

In a very unpopular move this summer amid the support of the Hammer, starwinger Mohammed Kudus became the first player to make such a move since Scott Parker in 2011, leaving to join fierce rival Tottenham with a reporting fee of £55 million.

Meanwhile, left-back El Haji Malik Diouf arrived from Slavia Prague for around £19 million, but this did little to get the supporters back together.

That could change as West Ham is in touch with Leicester City about the possibility of signing Bilal El Cannas, according to a Jack Johnson Talksport report.

They added that Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, Everton and Monaco are also “concretely interested,” adding that the Morocco International contract includes a £22.5 million release clause that was activated following Fox’s relegation to the EFL Championship.

L’équipe’s Loïc Tanzi claims that El Khannouss will play in the second tier of England and will not prioritize his return to the Premier League.

How Bilal El Khannous improves West Ham

After arriving from Genk for £21 million last summer, El Khannouss impressed during his debut campaign in the Premier League.

The table below outlines the importance of Morocco to foxes last season.

As the table outlines, El Cannas was the creator of Leicester last season, first ranked for various passes, opportunities created and dribbled statistics.

Ben Matinson, who breaks the line, says he “prides himself in his vision of finding impossible passes,” adding that he “spends on calmness,” and that he will always have a moment to win a match, claiming it’s only a matter of time before he can trade with one of the “biggest outfits in Europe.” Written in X, Matinson describes him as “a player made for a big stage.”

Well, that last part definitely sounds like West Ham’s biggest player of the modern day, isn’t it?

When Dimitri Payet joined the Olympique de Marseille hammer for just £11 million in the summer of 2015, no one could have predicted what would happen next.

In 60 appearances for Claret and Blue, France International scored 15 goals and registered 22 assists, Josh Fordham’s Josh Fordham claimed he was the “most talented player” of the club’s modern history.

Meanwhile, athletic Roschamp Thomas outlines how the world-class ‘Payette’ entertained supporters at the jaw dropping moments many times, and forces Marseille to make a fierce return just 18 months after its arrival.

So can El Cannas become the next Payet? Compare pairs and explore them.

Of course, Payet’s statistics are even more impressive, but this isn’t too surprising given that, as pointed out by goal Harry Sherlock, he was one of the best players in the Premier League in the 2015/16 season.

El Khannouss certainly doesn’t hit those heights, but his numbers are comparable, especially in terms of the possibility of creating and dribbling. So he could light up London Stadium too.