Tomas Soucek has been a better signing for West Ham than Bruno Fernandes has been for Manchester United, claims former Hammer Carlton Cole.
Soucek has been more influential for West Ham than Bruno Fernandes has been for Manchester United, says Cole.
The Portuguese midfielder has earned plaudits from all over since he joined the Red Devils in 2020. He was credited as the catalyst behind their resurgence as they finished the second half of last season on a high.
Soucek joined West Ham from Sparta Prague months later in a €19m deal and has been a silent performer for the Hammers since then.
This season, Fernandes has scored 11 goals and recorded eight assists in the Premier League as United find themselves in ‘title-challenging’ position of second place. That tally means the 26-year-old is United’s top scorer this season.
In a similar fashion, Souckek is also the Hammers’ top scorer and has chipped in with seven goals as the London side remain in contention for European spots.
Fernandes is already making his name as one of the top performers around, but ex-Hammer Carlton Cole believes Tomas Soucek has made more impact at the Olympic stadium.
“He’s been immense this season. For me, he’s obviously the signing of any club so far this season out of every club, pound for pound,” Cole said as quoted by Goal.
“You talk about Bruno Fernandes being so impactful [at] Man Utd but for me, pound for pound, he’s been even better than Fernandes.”
“He’s been everywhere. whenever he’s on that pitch he breeds confidence for every West Ham player and every West Ham person connected to the club.”
“I wasn’t expecting to have a goalscoring midfielder at West Ham and he’s just come in and done the job. He’s been unbelievable and everyone’s taken confidence from his performances so far.”
“He’s been outstanding and when you’ve got a player like that in your team, especially as the driving force in midfield, he’s enabled to chip in with the goals, and with Declan Rice around him, it’s opened up the game for him too.”
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