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title: "Former West Ham midfielder set to make Premier League return"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2015/09/15/former-west-ham-midfielder-set-make-premier-league-return/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Warner"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-09-15T13:22:05Z"
modified: "2015-09-15T13:22:05Z"
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# Former West Ham midfielder set to make Premier League return

Ricardo Vaz Te might be on his way back to the Premier League, with [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11698/9991888/ricardo-vaz-te-training-with-west-brom-ahead-of-possible-deal) reporting he’s training with West Bromwich Albion ahead of a potential move to the Midlands. This comes just a few months after he departed West Ham United for Akhisar in Turkey on a free transfer.

Vaz Te moved to Upton Park in a €600,000 deal from Barnsley in the winter window of 2012 after a fairly prolific time at Oakwell. He played a big part in the Hammers’ return to the Premier League from the second tier, scoring 12 goals in 18 appearances during his first half-season in London.

![Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2015/09/453684766.jpg)

However, he found goals much harder to come by once he was in the top flight, and scored just 3 during West Ham’s first season back in the Premier League despite making 24 appearances. The following year, he managed just 8 appearances with 2 goals, and then 4 with 0 goals in the first half of last season before moving to Turkey in January.

However, he rediscovered his goal-scoring touch to an extent in the Turkish Super Lig, netting 5 times in 14 appearances, 9 of which were off the bench. He’s training at West Brom ahead of a potential move, although he’s likely to play a backup role at the Hawthorns if he signs on.