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title: "West Ham “trying to explore” move for £50m star Wan-Bissaka"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/12/21/west-ham-trying-to-explore-move-for-50m-star-wan-bissaka/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Samuel Slaney"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-12-21T18:45:00Z"
modified: "2022-12-21T18:45:00Z"
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# West Ham “trying to explore” move for £50m star Wan-Bissaka

West Ham United “have been trying to explore” a move for Manchester United’s [£50million](https://www.skysports.com/app/transfer/news/11667/11745323/man-utd-agree-50m-aaron-wan-bissaka-fee-with-crystal-palace) defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

That is according to transfer insider [Dean Jones](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer?s=20&t=_AUEimmsHJhLx8G0ZirrvA) who believes that this is one of the links to “take most seriously,” with the Hammers “trying to explore” the intricacies surrounding his sudden downfall at Old Trafford.

Speaking to [GIVEMESPORT](https://www.givemesport.com/88096382-west-ham-transfer-news-aaron-wan-bissaka-david-moyes-london-stadium), Jones said: *“I think the Wan-Bissaka link is probably the one to take most seriously. But obviously, West Ham at the moment have been trying to explore exactly what has gone so wrong for him.*

*“They want to make sure that he is still the player that they remember him to be and that there are no other issues here.”*

**Entirely useful**

As a defensive asset, Wan-Bissaka shines in the primary tasks.

In fact, he more than shines as an outright defender, with the majority of his defensive metrics ranking in [FBref’s 90th percentile](https://fbref.com/en/players/9e525177/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka)in comparison to positionally similar players across the last calendar year.

The [three-cap England international’s](https://www.fotmob.com/players/760320/aaron-wan-bissaka) average of [3.03 tackles per game](https://fbref.com/en/players/9e525177/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka) see him rank in the 97th percentile according to [FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/9e525177/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka), whilst his number for tackles and interceptions are him ranked in the elite category, averaging [5.51 per outing.](https://fbref.com/en/players/9e525177/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka)

Which is why his downfall at Old Trafford has been such a shock.

The go-to explanation is to do with tactics.

Ralf Rangnick expected both fullbacks to progress up the pitch, whilst Erik ten Hag has also followed in that mode of thinking.

Wan-Bissaka’s weak point is his attacking ability, but that is nothing to be ashamed of.

The 25-year-old would shine in an asymmetric fullback system – as used by Moyes whenever Thilo Kehrer plays as a right-back.

It essentially sees the left-back, in this case Aaron Cresswell bomb forward, acting almost as a secondary winger, whilst the right-back, which in this example would be Wan-Bissaka, would tuck inside and act as a makeshift centre-back in possession.

Given licence to just solely concentrate on what he is exceptional at, the 25-year-old could shine at the London Stadium, with the nurture from David Moyes much needed at this point in his career, following a tough spell at Manchester United.