West Ham manager David Moyes remains keen on overhauling the Hammers’ recruitment infrastructure – but remains happy to work with what he has at present.
The Scottish tactician is keen to bolster West Ham’s recruitment team by bringing in a head of recruitment (possibly through the role of a Director of Football) to aid with the identification and signing of new talent.
According to the Evening Standard, Moyes does much of this work himself at present and would like to step away somewhat from the scouting side of life at the London Stadium.
The report claims that Moyes feels that West Ham are lagging behind their competitors in terms of their recruitment structures.
He is said to be an admirer of the models used by European sides such as RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig.
The 57-year-old is also said to have spent much of his quarantine period towards the start of the season closely examining a wealth of footage of potential recruits before signing Vladimir Coufal – with the help of Coufal’s Czech compatriot Tomas Soucek.
When asked if his plans remain to secure a head of recruitment on Thursday, Moyes commented:
“Yes, it’s my long-term job. I want to get us a state-of-the-art recruitment department for the future which we can look to and use.
“We are undoubtedly behind, I would argue probably every other club in that area. But it’s something I will fix, it’s something I want to get in place better.”
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Investing in scouting infrastructure is a no-brainer.
It would enable Moyes to focus more on his own tactics and squad, delegating scouting concerns elsewhere.
It opens up the possibility of greater efficiency in the market – potentially benefitting the Hammers for decades to come.
