Report: ‘Outstanding’ West Ham man sends Moyes timely reminder after summer transfer decision

West Ham United ace Kurt Zouma sends David Moyes timely reminder after Konstantinos Mavropanos arrival

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West Ham United manager David Moyes made it clear all summer that he wanted to strengthen his central defence.

After a lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful pursuit of Manchester United’s Harry Maguire, the Hammers settled on a move for Konstantinos Mavropanos.

As per the official West Ham website (22 August), the defender has joined the club on a five-year contract from German side Stuttgart.

His signature has left fans speculating exactly what role Moyes has in mind, but their queries have yet to be answered given how the Greek international is currently out injured with a back injury.

He should, however, return to full fitness shortly, giving Moyes a decision to make when it comes to the player’s game time in claret and blue.

It may leave current starter Kurt Zouma fearing that his minutes on the pitch may be reduced, but those fears should now be forgotten about after his superb display against Luton Town.

West Ham CONFIRM the arrival of Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from  Stuttgart for £18m - with former club Arsenal to receive 10 per cent of the  fee | Daily Mail Online

The centre-back played the entire 90 minutes and even found the back of the net in the 2-1 win on Friday (1 September).

It was a performance that certainly caught the eye, with WhoScored (4 September) naming the defender in the Team of the Week for Europe’s top five leagues for 1-3 September.

The 28-year-old was also named in Garth Crooks’ BBC Sport Team of the Week (3 September) following his “outstanding” performance against the Hatters.

Hammers fans will, however, still be very grateful for their club’s decision to sign Mavropanos, with the fixtures set to come thick and fast when the Europa League gets underway.

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