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title: "West Ham: Pete O’Rourke backs Irons to make move for Oleksandr Zinchenko"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-06-14T11:07:44Z"
modified: "2022-06-14T11:07:44Z"
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# West Ham: Pete O’Rourke backs Irons to make move for Oleksandr Zinchenko

**According to journalist Pete O’Rourke, [West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) ‘will be looking’ at making a move for Manchester City star Oleksandr Zinchenko this summer.**

### The Lowdown: Hammers interested in Zinchenko

The Ukraine star has enjoyed a hugely successful season with the Sky Blues having lifted the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) trophy just last month. However, despite his contract with Pep Guardiola’s side not being set to expire for another [two](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/manchester-city-fc/contracts/) years, he has been linked with a move away from the Etihad during the upcoming window.

It’s recently been reported by the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-zinchenko-west-ham-b1004268.html) that the 25-year-old is attracting interest from the Irons, who look set to face competition from fellow top-flight rivals Arsenal in the race for his signature, with the versatile midfielder’s future said to be decided in the coming weeks.

### The Latest: O’Rourke backs Zinchenko move

Asked during an interview whether he thought Zinchenko would be a good fit for West Ham at the London Stadium, O’Rourke told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88019749-west-ham-could-look-at-signing-frightening-50-cap-star-at-london-stadium):

“It does seem like Manchester City are willing to listen to offers for him. He’s quite an underrated player, he’s always done a good job for City, so West Ham could be a good landing spot for him, and he could fill a number of roles for David Moyes’ side.

“West Ham will be looking at someone like Zinchenko as they look to make that next step in consistently challenging for a top-six place or even a top-four place.”

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### The Verdict: Get it done

Zinchenko is someone who offers plenty of versatility and can play in a defensive backline as well as part of a midfield, so this is a move that Moyes should look to get over the line as soon as possible if the price is fair.

Even though the [£59k](https://salarysport.com/football/player/olexandr-zinchenko/)-per-week maestro has struggled for game time this season, an injury to Kyle Walker allowed Joao Cancelo to switch flanks, giving Zinchenko a solid run in the City first team towards the end of the campaign. He more than showed what he was capable of, providing [three assists in the space of just six games](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/273257/MatchStatistics/Oleksandr-Zinchenko).

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Lauded as by, it wouldn’t come as a shock to see Zinchenko looking elsewhere over the coming weeks in a bid to find a starting role, and we feel his versatility, trophy-winning experience and creativity could provide a huge boost to Moyes’ squad..

[**In other news… David Moyes may have been handed some great news in his pursuit to sign a new forward this summer.**](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/ismaila-sarr-west-ham-transfer-interst-moyes-gsb-premier-league/)