West Ham are on the verge of securing their Premier League status for another season and a crucial summer lies ahead of the Hammers, as David Moyes looks to rejuvenate his under performing side.
Whilst there is plenty of talk regarding potential signings that could be drafted into the London Stadium, the Hammers could also promote from within to improve their ranks after seeing the likes of young defender Declan Rice excel in the senior squad this term.
Speaking to Football.London, academy Terry Westley has tipped some of his U23 side to make the breakthrough into the first-team on a regular basis this season, with a number of talents likely to go on the pre-season tour with the senior squad this summer.
“I think the question mark will be, how early on in the season will they be around the first-team squad? And they’ll go pre-season camp maybe with the first-team or the pre-season friendlies.”
“I think early on, the first week, there’s a chance that the senior group might go away and with the World Cup being on and Internationals and players take longer to come back than other players, there may be opportunities for our boys to take part in that first pre-season trip and then they got an opportunity.”
Nathan Holland, Toni Martinez, Declan Rice, Josh Cullen and Reece Burke were all part of the squad that Slaven Bilic took on tour last summer, with three of those youngsters earning appearances in the senior side since.
