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Manuel Pellegrini has decided that Sead Haksabanovic has no future at West Ham United, as reported by Claret & Hugh.
What’s the story?
The Montenegro international has spent the season on loan at Norrkoping, starting 19 Allsvenskan games and coming off the bench for another 10, scoring 6 goals and assisting 7 more.
This follows his time at Malaga, in which he only managed two substitute appearances over half a campaign in La Liga 2.
While the 20-year-old’s performances in Sweden have been impressive, the indication is that this hasn’t been enough to turn Pellegrini’s head.
The West Ham manager reportedly sees no future for Haksabanovic with the Hammers, and he will be allowed to go out on loan again or be sold.
A chance to settle
This will inevitably be seen as a blow for Haksabanovic, who joined West Ham in 2017, but it can also be an opportunity for the Montenegrin to settle at a club.
Since making the move to East London in 2017 and initially staying for a year, the youngster has gone out on loan twice with varying levels of success.
There can now be hope that he will be able to move on and find a club that he will be able to settle at and make an impact for moving forward, even if there is no long-term move to a prospective club mentioned in the report.
A slight sign of his potential to do this was found during Montenegro’s match against England, despite the 7-0 scoreline, as The Guardian said: “The West Ham loanee was a rare bright spot for the visitors and tried manfully to give his defence some respite.”
This initial rejection could be a blessing in disguise for the 20-year-old, who still has plenty of time to establish a career elsewhere.
