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title: "West Ham: Fans discuss whether Manuel Lanzini can return to his best"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-fans-discuss-whether-manuel-lanzini-can-return-to-his-best/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-04-04T18:20:44Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:35:02Z"
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# West Ham: Fans discuss whether Manuel Lanzini can return to his best

**A lot of West Ham fans are discussing Manuel Lanzini after a supporter posted a video on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jxmeswhu/status/1246105996294045703?s=20) showing his highlights during his career in East London.**

The Argentinian has had to settle for a place on the bench as of late, with David Moyes bringing Pablo Fornals back into the side, per [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/profil/spieler/357885), but fans are still hopeful the 27-year-old can return to his best if he gets back into the starting eleven.

Lanzini has missed [69](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/profil/spieler/357885) games due to injury since he joined the club in 2015, with his worst spell on the sidelines being in the 2018/19 season, where he was out for [256 days due to a Cruciate Ligament Rupture.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/profil/spieler/357885)

Since then, he has only managed six-goal contributions, assisting five times and scoring once.

With the summer transfer window coming up, and West Ham reportedly only having a budget of £40 million to spend according to Sky Sports journalist[Kaveh Solhekol](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11966717/transfer-talk-qa-jadon-sancho-neymar-and-philippe-coutinho-all-discussed), they might look to try and move him on to fund future signings.

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Here is what fans had to say about the player:

https://twitter.com/jxmeswhu/status/1246105996294045703?s=20

> He was definitely our jewel then…hopefully he can regain that form for us.
>
> — Ronnie Emmanuel (@Ronnieemmanuel) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/Ronnieemmanuel/status/1246151357800857606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Bilic Lanzini was something! Hasn’t seem the same since Bilic left and Manu’s injuries. Would love to have him back like this but think Fornals will overtake him now!
>
> — Lewis (@Ljnaulls) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/Ljnaulls/status/1246182534708375552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Had a great goal v West Brom at home, too. Step over and left footed shot
>
> — Phil Castle (@Barkingrunner) [April 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Barkingrunner/status/1246388267580358656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He will never improve while he is at West Ham.
>
> Needs the change to freshen it up…we’ve changed managers, we’ve changed his position, we’ve bought people to play around him.
>
> Only thing left to do is for him to leave to try and further his career. [https://t.co/6j86YiFhXI](https://t.co/6j86YiFhXI)
>
> — Sean Sweeney (@SeanSweeney09) [April 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/SeanSweeney09/status/1246388951046373377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I really hope he can get back to his best 💎⚒ [https://t.co/is5Bor9t90](https://t.co/is5Bor9t90)
>
> — West Ham Gossip (@westham\_gossip) [April 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/westham_gossip/status/1246381831953530882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Been a massive critic of his, but I would genuinely love to see him return to this level of performance.
>
> He has so much ability, and hopefully Moyes puts his arm around him and gives him a much needed confidence boost once the beautiful game returns. [https://t.co/KrTQklaSVq](https://t.co/KrTQklaSVq)
>
> — West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) [April 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/WHUFCFZ/status/1246380884527284224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What do you make of Lanzini? Join the discussion by commenting below…***