Where West Ham need to strengthen in January

Over the last few seasons, West Ham have used the January transfer rather sparingly.

Whether it’s been bizarre agent-driven loan moves from afar or free agents coming in on short-term deals, things haven’t gone to plan.

The only player signed in January transfer windows of late that has truly added to the squad has been Sam Byram who remains a key part of the team.

Perhaps if West Ham had attacked the January transfer window with gusto and assertiveness, they wouldn’t have endured that slide in the second half of the 2014/15 season where they won just 3 of their last 21 Premier League games.

Could even argue that with the right additions last year, we could’ve been better suited to holding onto a Top 5/6 place down the stretch.

But let’s not get caught up in the past.

We’ve picked out some areas of the team/squad that Slaven Bilic and his cohorts should consider strengthening during the January transfer window.