West Ham United signed nine new players in the summer transfer window, and many also left the London Stadium.
In fact, 12 players left West Ham United during the summer transfer window, including four on loan per day.
Julen Lopetegui has overseen a major overhaul of the squad at the London Stadium and the Hammers squad is now arguably stronger than the one the Spaniard inherited from David Moyes at the start of the summer.
The likes of Max Kilman, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Guido Rodriguez have improved the Hammers beyond recognition.
It was also important to move some of the dead wood – one of Lopetegui’s main tasks when he took over.
And it was especially important for Lopetegui to get rid of an ineffective player in the summer…
The player admits he is happy to leave West Ham this summer
Unfortunately for the Hammers, the players who left on the final day only went on loan.
Nayef Aguerd is someone the Hammers were desperate to sell.
In fact, the 28-year-old rejected a move to leave West Ham to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad before linking up with Sociedad – which would have pocketed £21m.
This hurt us a lot as it prevented us from making another important signing.
Now Aguerd has broken his silence and admitted he is happy to leave the London Stadium when he spoke to Noticias de Gipuzkoa.
The Moroccan said: “First of all I want to thank West Ham for letting me go. I wanted to try something new. I have a contract with them and now I’m here, I’m not just thinking about the past in I’m ready for Real.”
Aguerd is never good enough for West Ham
The Hammers have signed the Moroccan international from Rennes in the summer of 2022 for a fee believed to be worth £30m (Sky Sports).
But he has been absolutely awful for West Ham over the last two years.
He is nowhere near physical enough to succeed in the Premier League and will be much better suited to La Liga.
It’s just a shame the Hammers didn’t manage to sell him in the summer window.
The 28-year-old defender has not featured in any competitive games for the Hammers since Lopetegui took over from David Moyes.
The West Ham boss was apparently happy to let him go and consequently stay in the central defensive department rather than keep him at the club.
And Nayef Aguerd clearly has no future at West Ham.
Hopefully in the summer all these will be permanent outlets.