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title: "West Ham: Dean Jones claims Hammers will ‘explore’ deal for Wan-Bissaka"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-aaron-wan-bissaka-transfer-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dominic Lund"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-12-22T11:41:42Z"
modified: "2022-12-22T11:41:42Z"
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# West Ham: Dean Jones claims Hammers will ‘explore’ deal for Wan-Bissaka

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) will ‘explore’ what has gone wrong for [Aaron Wan-Bissaka](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/aaron-wan-bissaka/) at Manchester United before making an offer for the right-back, according to journalist Dean Jones.**

### The Lowdown: West Ham target right-back

Football Insider [claim](https://www.footballinsider247.com/west-ham-coufal-sources/) that West Ham are willing to sell Vladimir Coufal for £6m in the January transfer the window, opening the door for David Moyes to bolster his options at right-back with a new signing.

With Wan-Bissaka only making [one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-wan-bissaka/leistungsdaten/spieler/477758) appearance in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) this season, and that coming way back in August, it has now emerged that he will be [allowed](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1604934045384712206?s=20&t=vMjekw532GnO6fscCJorBg) to leave by Erik ten Hag in January, with the club now trying to facilitate his exit.

In the same tweet from Fabrizio Romano, the Hammers are named as a potential destination for the full-back, alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace.

### The Latest: Jones shares the latest

In an interview with [GIVEMESPORT](https://www.givemesport.com/88096382-west-ham-transfer-news-aaron-wan-bissaka-david-moyes-london-stadium), Jones detailed that there is some concern on behalf of West Ham about why the 25-year-old’s career has taken a nosedive after he was showing such promising signs:

*“I* *think the Wan-Bissaka link is probably the one to take most seriously. But obviously, West Ham at the moment have been trying to explore exactly what has gone so wrong for him.*

*“They want to make sure that he is still the player that they remember him to be and that there are no other issues here.”*

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

### The Verdict: Get it done?

There is good reason for some concern regarding the Englishman’s recent time with the Red Devils, but his lack of minutes is likely to be down to a lack of flexibility to fit the system, rather than Ten Hag having qualms about his defensive acumen.

The former Crystal Palace man has been described as an ‘[absolute beast](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1163554614005964801?s=20&t=vMjekw532GnO6fscCJorBg)‘ by Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, and this is evidenced by his remarkable tackling ability, averaging [3.03](https://fbref.com/en/players/9e525177/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka) per 90 minutes in the past year, in the 97th percentile compared to other players in his position.

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During his time with Palace, Wan-Bissaka earned a [£50m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11749756/manchester-united-sign-aaron-wan-bissaka-on-five-year-deal-from-crystal-palace) move to Old Trafford in large part due to his defensive capability, rather than his proficiency going forward, and so he would be suited for a move to West Ham, where he would not be expected to take on attacking responsibilities as frequently as he is for Man United.