{"id":541906,"date":"2020-01-29T15:43:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=541906"},"modified":"2020-01-29T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:43:53","slug":"west-ham-united-sign-tomas-soucek-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/29\/west-ham-united-sign-tomas-soucek-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham United Sign Tomas Soucek on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham United<\/a> have confirmed that they have signed midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6613c819\/Tomas-Soucek\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tomas Soucek<\/a> on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy from parent club Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<h2>West Ham United Sign Tomas Soucek On Loan<\/h2>\n<h3>Prolific Midfielder<\/h3>\n<p>The 24-year-old has been in prolific form for Slavia Prague during the first half of this season.<\/p>\n<p>During the first half of the 2019\/20 season, Soucek registered 10 goals for Slavia, helping them to first place in the Czech Republic top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>His goals during the first half of this season, having scored 15 goals last season.<\/p>\n<p>As well as impressing for his club side, Soucek also has 25 caps for his native Czech Republic, for whom he has scored three times for.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the official West Ham website about his new signing, manager David Moyes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whufc.com\/news\/articles\/2020\/january\/29-january\/west-ham-united-complete-loan-signing-czech-midfielder-tomas\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;We are delighted to welcome Tom\u00e1\u0161 to West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that he gives us a lot of different qualities, but most importantly he fits the profile of the player we want to bring to the Club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is young and hungry but with an established pedigree and proven talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was captain of Slavia Prague, he&#8217;s played as a defensive midfielder but he&#8217;s scored a lot of goals as an attacking midfielder as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment he ticks a lot of boxes. We need to give him the opportunity and time to settle in but we are confident he will prove to be a strong addition to the squad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Soucek&#8217;s goalscoring capabilities will be a much-needed boost for West Ham as they look to avoid relegation.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers are currently 17th in the Premier League, level on points with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a> in the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>They host league leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> in their next game, before games against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gGc2-hyiQ4FoRGtHXIfKoA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1202762749\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gGc2-hyiQ4FoRGtHXIfKoA',sig:'nHEBR1_RKsx1A_EhdZltnWPcmX0towAFJfrPEJ03W50=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1202762749',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham United have confirmed that they have signed midfielder Tomas Soucek on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy from parent club Slavia Prague. 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