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title: "West Ham: Irons ‘in contact’ to sign Adnan Januzaj"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-adnan-januzaj-lucas-paqueta-transfer-gossip-news-updates-2/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-08-28T10:05:07Z"
modified: "2022-08-28T10:05:07Z"
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# West Ham: Irons ‘in contact’ to sign Adnan Januzaj

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are ‘in contact’ to sign free agent Adnan Januzaj, according to reputable journalist [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563175141999542277).**

### The lowdown: Moyes favourite

Handed a Manchester United [debut](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/05/adnan-januzaj-manchester-united) under current Irons manager David Moyes back in 2013, the Belgian burst onto the scene, [scoring twice](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/05/sunderland-manchester-united-premier-league) on his first competitive start for the Red Devils, and he appeared to have every chance of becoming a smash hit at Old Trafford.

However, the 27-year-old was sent [out on loan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/transfers/spieler/177847) to Borussia Dortmund soon after and then [reunited with Moyes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/177847/plus/0/trainer_id/450) at Sunderland for another temporary spell away from Manchester.

Januzaj then signed for Real Sociedad, where he directly contributed to [44 goals in 168 outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/177847) before being released as a free agent this summer…

### The latest: Another chance under Moyes?

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563175141999542277), Romano has claimed that West Ham are ‘in contact’ with the [15-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/nationalmannschaft/spieler/177847/verein_id/3382) ace regarding a move to east London, with the player waiting on a decision from the Premier League club.

Alongside detailing a possible swoop for Lucas Paqueta deal, the Italian stated: “West Ham are also in contact with Adnan Januzaj – but he’s waiting for club decision.”

[West Ham latest updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-updates-2/)

### The verdict: No-brainer

Signing a player of Januzaj’s proven quality for nothing – with [nearly 300](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/177847) senior club appearances encompassing the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga along with the Europa League – is a no-brainer for the Hammers, particularly with Moyes clearly in need of additional strength in depth within the squad ahead of another European group stage campaign.

Last season, the skilful Belgian – who was hailed as a [‘very special’](https://twitter.com/davidjaca/status/1330552702833713157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) performer by reporter David Cartlidge – earned a 6.81 [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/adnan-januzaj/328145) rating whilst winning 3.8 duels, completing 1.4 dribbles and making one key pass per La Liga outing, highlighting impressive recent form at the highest level.

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His dribbling average [matched that](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/29/Archive/England-West-Ham) of the Irons’ three best performers for that metric in 2021/22, which suggests that Januzaj would make the team even more adept at beating opponents one-on-one. Indeed, it places him in the [top 7%](https://fbref.com/en/players/4737cebe/Adnan-Januzaj) among positional peers in Europe’s top five leagues over the past 12 months.

Sharing similar stylistic traits to the likes of Raphinha, Lucas Moura and Cengiz Under ([FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/4737cebe/Adnan-Januzaj)), landing the [£10.8m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adnan-januzaj/marktwertverlauf/spieler/177847) man for free could prove to be one of the deals of the summer should GSB get it over the line.