West Ham need to test January market
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West Ham have seen the good and bad side of signing players in the January transfer window.
Kalvin Phillips' loan move from Manchester City last year was a relative disaster. Danny Ings came the year before and has not exactly been a roaring success. And Luizao came at roughly the same time and has never made a first-team appearance.
Yet before that, the Hammers signed Jesse Lingard, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek, initially on loan, in the winter window.
All three were big successes - and the latter pair remain key components of Graham Potter's squad.
After a turbulent season so far, Potter could do with a bit of a boost.
The striking department is particularly thin, with Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug both on the injured list. Central defence is also a concern.
Whether it is a long-lasting-impact player like Soucek or Bowen, or a sugar-rush short stay like Lingard, West Ham need something to give them a lift and ensure they do not get sucked into relegation trouble.