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Declan Carr

Wed 27 May 2026 9:10, UK

Everton want to sign West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka this summer.

The Blues are reportedly eyeing a £10million swoop for the 29-year-old right-back, who has fallen out of favour at the London Stadium.

The Hammers need to raise around £150m in player sales after being relegated to the Championship, and David Moyes could take advantage of his former side’s struggles.

Bringing Wan-Bissaka into the Hill Dickinson Stadium would be a very clever move, as he has a lot of Premier League appearances, in his time with Crystal Palace, Manchester United and the Irons.

Everton are in desperate need of a new right-back, and Wan-Bissaka fits the bill for Moyes and Co.

Why is Wan-Bissaka signing a masterclass?

If Everton sign Wan-Bissaka, it could prove to be the latest masterclass from the Scottish manager.

He made 25 top-flight appearances, with no goals and two assists, according to data from Sofascore.

He created two big chances for teammates, averaged 0.7 key passes, and completed 38 per cent of his crosses.

The veteran averaged 1.3 tackles, three ball recoveries and made 3.8 clearances per game, which are solid defensive numbers.

He did make three errors leading to a shot across the campaign, but none of them resulted in a goal against his side.

The Hammers ace won 51 per cent of his ground duels and 48 per cent of his battles in the air.

Those numbers suggest that he was not responsible for the Hammers being relegated and could thrive in better circumstances.

How does he compare to Everton’s current options?

In terms of availability, he is in the middle with his 25 matches, with Jake O’Brien playing 37 times in the league, but Nathan Patterson only seven times.

In an attacking sense, he created more chances than O’Brien’s and Patterson’s zero, and averaged the most key passes, with the best crossing accuracy too, with the current Blues stars having 27 per cent and zero per cent success rates.

Defensively, O’Brien made more tackles with 1.5, recoveries and clearances per game, and bettered him in both aspects on duels.

Patterson, though, makes slightly more tackles with 1.4, but less recoveries and clearances, but is better in both duel categories.

O’Brien is a centre-back, though, so he lacks the attacking intent that Wan-Bissaka has, and his defensive stats may be better as the Hammers were utterly abysmal.

The DR Congo man may benefit from a switch to Merseyside, by playing in a much stronger side, which will make his numbers look better.

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