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title: "West Ham: Michael Keane on Irons’ transfer radar"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/michael-keane-west-ham-january-transfer-rumours/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-12-04T17:10:40Z"
modified: "2022-12-04T17:10:40Z"
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# West Ham: Michael Keane on Irons’ transfer radar

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are eyeing a January move to sign Everton centre-back Michael Keane, according to [The Sunday Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sunday-mirror).**

### The Lowdown: Three appearances

Labelled [‘one of the most likeable men in the sport’](https://www.goodisonnews.com/2022/04/11/henry-winter-everton-defender-michael-keane-one-of-the-most-likeable-men-in-football/) by The Times journalist Henry Winter, the defender has made 189 appearances for the Toffees since joining in 2017.

However, the 29-year-old has fallen out of favour at Goodison Park this season, lining out just [three times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/michael-keane/leistungsdaten/spieler/118534) in all competitions.

He is [yet to make](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/michael-keane/leistungsdaten/spieler/118534) a [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) start under Frank Lampard during the current campaign, and it looks as if the Irons are open to a potential move for him.

### The Latest: West Ham eyeing Keane

[West Ham Zone](https://www.westhamzone.com/transfers/west-ham-united-and-nottingham-forest-in-pursuit-of-everton-defender-michael-keane-loan-on-the-cards/) relayed an update from the print edition of [The Sunday Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sunday-mirror) (4 December, page 82) regarding Keane, who is set to go out on loan.

They claimed that the Hammers are eyeing a move for the defender alongside Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Leicester City.

[West Ham latest news!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-news-5/)

### The Verdict: Needed?

David Moyes has [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/kader/verein/379) senior centre-backs at the London Stadium, but Kurt Zouma has recently undergone [surgery](https://www.whufc.com/news/zouma-undergoes-knee-surgery) and Craig Dawson’s future remains [up in the air](https://www.westhamzone.com/transfers/craig-dawson-almost-certain-to-leave-west-ham-united-as-transfer-news-emerges/).

Therefore, a new centre-back on loan could be useful in the second half of the season, possibly someone like Keane.

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He has plenty of Premier League [experience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/michael-keane/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/118534/wettbewerb/GB1) and may well be open to a new challenge, so this could be one to watch over the coming weeks.