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title: "Exclusive Interview With Ed Malyon On Manuel Lanzini"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2015-07-14T21:00:11Z"
modified: "2015-07-26T13:43:22Z"
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# Exclusive Interview With Ed Malyon On Manuel Lanzini

Having [completed the season-long loan signing](https://readwestham.com/2015/07/21/lanzini-signs-the-jewel-in-our-crown/) of highly-rated Al Jazira and Argentina U20 international attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini, we spoke with [Ed Malyon](https://twitter.com/eaamalyon) of the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/ed-malyon/) who told us all about the potential Hammer.

**Manuel Lanzini is set to join West Ham on loan – what type of player will we be getting?**

*A talented one, but one who is dreadfully inconsistent and has never really strung together that many performances – even at the comparatively low level of the Argentine Primera.*

**Looking at the stats, Lanzini enjoyed a decent first season with Al Jazira, why would they look to offload him so soon?**

*He only ever moved there as a stepping stone to Europe. His loan spell at Fluminense could have been that but he didn’t perform well enough for them to activate the US$15million release clause.*

**MORE:** [South American football writer Sam Kelly shares his views exclusively with us about Manuel Lanzini](https://readwestham.com/2015/07/14/experts-take-on-manuel-lanzini-from-south-american-football-writer-sam-kelly/).

**How was Lanzini rated in Argentina before his move to the UAE?**

*He was always in Lamela’s shadow. The two were of a similar position and similar age in the River team that would eventually be relegated in historic fashion, but Lamela was the undoubted star.*

**Would he really play a role in the first-team for West Ham, considering their increasing options in his position?**

*I find it hard to see him playing week-in, week-out in the Premier League. He doesn’t really have a defensive work rate and would need the formation built around him to accommodate him.*

*In the Premier League you’d expect a manager to maybe play him wide but that’s not really his game and I fear he’ll end up on the bench playing 20 minutes here and there and failing to settle.*

**In one sentence, tell us what to expect from ‘La Joya’?**

*Flashes of brilliance to excite fans but nothing substantial in the long or even medium-term.*