Aaron Cresswell – Undisclosed from Ipswich
The young full-back signed from Ipswich Town was a pivotal signing for the Hammers as we desperately needed to sign a left back due to McCartney’s release.
Cresswell made it into the Championship team of the year in the previous campaign and the fans are already seeing glimpses of his talent that could make him a success in England’s top league. Although the fee for the player was undisclosed, it is believed that the figure did not exceed the £4 million mark.
Cresswell is blessed with a lot of pace and is capable of delivering testing balls into the box with his left foot. It will be interesting to see if we can get a partnership between a winger and Cresswell on the left side of the pitch. So far, we have seen Ricardo Vaz Te play in front of Cresswell and the threat has been quite minimal.
However, with the new addition of Morgan Amalfitano and Matt Jarvis returning from injury, we could see a more prominent force occurring on the left hand side.
