Hammers Czech Mates

In order to undermine the implications of Hammers remarkable form this season, certain sections of the media have chosen to infer West Ham United would be nowhere had it not been for the 'imports' of Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal from Slavia Prague.

Having already established a good working relationship with Slavia, the Irons negotiating team have the luxury of having 'first dibs' at the seemingly endless supply of talent emerging from the Czech Republic side. David Moyes has already run the rule of several additional Slavia players including Abdallah Sima, who is at the top of the list after a remarkable season of goal scoring that has seen him hit the back of the net 19 times in all competitions from the wing.

Slavia’s goalkeeper, Ondrej Kolar, is also come onto the Hammers’ radar. Lukasz Fabianski has only signed a one-year contract extension and boss David Moyes will be keenly watching the goalkeeper market in the summer as he looks to strengthen his squad.

Striker Jan Kuchta has also been linked and he could become a target, the 24 year old has been in superb form this season, with 13 goals from 25 appearances in all competitions. He has also provided seven assists and helped Slavia Prague to the top of the Czech First League

The continuing success of Vlad Coufal and Tomas Soucek means the Irons are remarkably close with the club which will greatly aid their negotiating position.- Ed