British media “Football365” reported on the 7th (Korea Standard Time) that “West Ham wants to recruit Berchwein in the January transfer market.” British media “Football Insider” also said, “Berchwein is also trying to return to the Premier League.”
“Coach David Moyes is looking into both the loan and full transfer. Negotiations are still in their infancy. We need time to reach a full agreement,” he added. 파친코
If West Ham bring in Bergwijn, they will also need to reorganize their squads. “One or two strikers can leave the winter transfer window,” Football Insider reported. “Side Benramas, Danny Ings, and Mikayl Antonio are all mentioned.”
Bergwijn, who played for PSV Eindhoven for six seasons, joined Tottenham in the 2019-20 season. When he signed a five-year contract at the time, a transfer fee of £26.7 million was recorded. This shows how high expectations were for him.
However, he failed to display remarkable performance. Except for the first season, he played in more than 20 games during the two seasons, but he started less often. He didn’t have much movement to show during his limited playing time. More and more games were not able to accumulate offensive points.
Bergwijn had a lot of complaints at Tottenham. He wanted to change teams to get more playing time. “I trained hard, but when I came back, I played three to four minutes. It wasn’t the result I wanted. I was embarrassed.”
He then returned to the Netherlands and signed with Ajax. The transfer fee was a whopping 31.25 million euros. He broke the record for the highest transfer fee in Ajax’s history. Bergwijn has been performing well enough to meet expectations. He scored 16 goals and six goals in 45 games last season, and eight goals and three assists in 20 games this season. He is starting in all 13 league games.
He has recently been linked to West Ham. According to transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, Bergwijn said, “I have to ask my agent. Leaving Ajax in January? Nothing can be ruled out in soccer,” adding, “However, I am happy here. I have my children and my family.” He left open the possibility of a transfer to some extent. This is why West Ham has entered the recruitment campaign.