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title: "Report: West Ham United keeping tabs on Josh Dasilva"
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author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2020-12-31T07:30:00Z"
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# Report: West Ham United keeping tabs on Josh Dasilva

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/30/west-ham-fans-pile-yet-more-praise-on-angelo-ogbonna/) are ‘keeping tabs’ on Brentford midfielder Josh Dasilva ahead of the impending January transfer window according to a report from [The Guardian.](https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/30/from-dele-alli-to-patson-daka-eight-players-who-could-move-in-january?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true)

[David Moyes](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/29/west-ham-fans-slam-david-moyes-for-said-benrahma-comments/)is expected to attempt to bolster his central midfield options with club legend [Mark Noble’s performances](https://www.sofascore.com/player/mark-noble/9741) on the decline of late.

The London Stadium squad looks light on midfield options with Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek[playing every minute in the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/mins_played)this term – almost by way of a necessity.

Dasilva is a[different type of midfielder](https://www.sofascore.com/player/joshua-da-silva/856260) to the combative Hammers duo, the 22-year-old has creative flair as well as an eye for a goal,[scoring 10 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-dasilva/leistungsdaten/spieler/340321/plus/0?saison=2019) during Brentford’s ultimately heartbreaking 2019/20 campaign.

An England Under 21 international, Dasilva also has[four goals and three assists in 25 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-dasilva/leistungsdaten/spieler/340321)this season, including the [winner against top-flight Newcastle United](https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-newcastle/report/439193)as the Bees reached the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Bringing the talented youngster across London could be no mean feat however with the Championship club unlikely to allow [yet another key player](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/brentford-transfers-benrahma-ollie-watkins-arsenal-leicester-leeds-liverpool-tottenham)to leave on the cheap.

Having already surrendered Ollie Watkins to Aston Villa and [Said Benrahma to the Irons](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/october/16-october/west-ham-united-seal-said-benrahma-loan-deal), Brentford would be harming their own promotion chances by letting Dasilva leave at his juncture.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Absolute no brainer if doable.

The England youth star[possesses all the quality](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/318744/Show/Josh-Dasilva)needed to make an impact at the elite level and has already had a taste of the big time during his spell in the [youth ranks at Arsenal](https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/josh-dasilva).

Dasilva will[not be short of admirers](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-josh-dasilva-brentford-transfer-22464206)and if Moyes and co. can steal a march on their rivals and land the creative midfielder it would be a huge coo.