West Ham United currently a number of players out on loan away from the club for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.
After Arthur Masuaku’s permanent exit to Besiktas was confirmed on Monday afternoon, the number of Hammers players out on loan for the rest of the campaign reduced from eight to seven. Of the seven, four are in the lower leagues of English football, with the other three out at clubs in Scotland, Denmark and Italy.
Here is a look at how all seven are currently faring at their respective loan clubs.
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Nikola Vlasic (Torino)
Playmaker Nikola Vlasic recently returned to the Torino side after a hamstring injury which saw him miss four games.
The Croatian international has featured as a substitute in each of his loan club’s last four matches, but played 52 minutes from the bench during a 1-1 draw at home to Salernitana.
While Vlasic has got four goals and two assists in Serie A this season, he has not made a direct goal contribution in Serie A since before the season paused for the 2022 World Cup last December.
Conor Coventry (Rotherham United)
Midfielder Conor Coventry has been a regular for Championship side Rotherham United since his arrival, starting all 13 of their matches, as well as their home meeting with Cardiff City that was abandoned.
On Saturday, Rotherham lost 2-0 to Luton Town, a game which Coventry started and played for 52 minutes in.
Coventry has provided two assists so far for the Millers, including one for former Hammers striker Jordan Hugill during a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Nathan Trott (Vejle)
Goalkeeper Nathan Trott is part of a Vejle side who are currently vying for promotion out of the second tier of Danish football.
Trott has kept clean sheets in his last two league matches, helping Vejle have a four point lead at the top of the table, with the top two going up, and ten points clear of third place.
In 14 league games this season, Trott has nine clean sheets. He also kept a shutout in the second leg of their cup quarter-final clash against giants Copenhagen, but was unable to prevent his side from exiting the competition.
Mipo Odubeko (Port Vale)
Young Irish forward Mipo Odubeko is currently struggling for minutes with League One side Port Vale.
Odubeko, who has played 27 times for the Staffordshire-based side, has been left out of their last 12 League One matchday squads.
Speaking on his recent lack of game time, Republic of Ireland Under-21s boss Jim Crawford has said he must sort out his club situation to win his national team spot back, having been left out of their squad for last month’s match against Iceland.
Brian Kinnear (Falkirk)
Goalkeeper Brian Kinnear has broken into the first-team at Scottish third tier side Falkirk and has started their last ten matches, keeping three clean sheets and conceding just ten goals.
Kinnear has also helped The Bairns reach the semi-finals of the Scottish FA Cup and will face Inverness Caledonian Thistle this month for a place in the final against either Rangers or Celtic.
Reports from Football Insider have suggested that the Hammers are set to let the goalkeeper leave the club at the end of this season when his contract expires.
Thierry Nevers (Bradford City)
In what has been a disappointing season for young forward Thierry Nevers, after struggling for minutes at Newport County in the first half of the season, Nevers has been at Bradford City since January.
However, like Odubeko, Nevers has struggled for chances on the pitch, having been left out of the squad in Bradford’s last 11 league matches, prior to Saturday’s 3-0 win at Rochdale, where he came off the bench for the final 23 minutes.
Since moving to Yorkshire, Nevers has made just six substitute appearances for The Bantams, totalling to just 53 minutes for them, although Mark Hughes' side have gone unbeaten in their last 11 league games and have a strong chance of finishing in the play-off places with a five point advantage over the sides outside of the top seven with just five games to go.
Jacob Knightbridge (Harrow Borough)
Teenage goalkeeper Jacob Knightbridge is currently out on loan with non-league side Harrow Borough, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South, the seventh tier of English football.
However, Harrow Borough have been relegated to the eighth tier of English football, being four points off safety with just one match to go. Knightsbridge is, however, set to be involved in a cup final on Wednesday night when Harrow head to Hayes and Yeading United in the final of the Middlesex Senior Cup.
As part of the loan deal, Knightbridge has been regularly returning to the Hammers’ under-21s side and has been on their bench in eight of their last nine Premier League 2 matches, including the 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace on Monday afternoon.
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