Michael Dawson has reacted to a transfer development involving West Ham on transfer deadline day.
The Hammers have been busy all January and have left it until late to finalise their business as they aim to avoid relegation.
West Ham signed Taty Castellanos and Pablo Felipe early on and then brought in Keiber Lamadrid and Adama Traore, who made his debut in the 3-2 loss against Chelsea.
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West Ham signing Axel Disasi is a ‘huge gamble’
Speaking on Sky Sports News, Dawson has reacted to the Hammers’ potential move for Axel Disasi on transfer deadline day.
Disasi has completed his West Ham medical, but the move has not been confirmed thus far.
If the London Stadium outfit are to sign the 27-year-old, they will have had to submit a deal sheet, which would give them extra time to get it over the line.
It’s understood that the deal sheet has now been submitted by the Hammers.
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Should they secure his services, Dawson believes that the club are taking a major gamble.
The Frenchman has not played a single game all season as he has been training with the reserves at Chelsea.
Due to this, he is lacking match sharpness and it will take him some time to get to 100 per cent.
Dawson said: “It’s a huge gamble, it will all be dependent on how he’s trained with the bomb squad, the Under-21s at Chelsea.
“It depends on how he’s adapted to going down and go ‘Ok, I’ll accept what the club has done to me, I’m going to turn up to training, and I’m going to work my socks off and prepare for an opportunity to go on loan’, and it’s in the balance now by the sounds of his demands.
“His contract runs out in 2029. It’s a no-lose for him, go out on loan, go and play some football, and what’s the worst that can happen, West Ham get relegated?”
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Michael Dawson on West Ham’s survival hopes
Dawson has stated that he had written off West Ham’s chances of avoiding relegation after their 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest.
That put the Hammers seven points behind, and many believed that Nuno would lose his job because of it.
However, since then, performances and results have improved, but the Irons are still in danger of relegation.
Dawson added: “The last three performances have given them some hope. I watched Nottingham Forest beat them and went seven points ahead, I thought ‘No chance’.”
“That first half performance against them, Chelsea, teams around them thinking ‘Wow, how have West Ham turned it around’?”
“So big game at the weekend against Burnley, who knows? We’ve seen survivals come out of nowhere, but they are in big trouble, there’s no doubt about that.”
West Ham take on Burnley and Bournemouth in two of their next three Premier League games and these are matches Nuno would want his team to get six points from.
Both Burnley and Bournemouth are at the wrong end of the table and have struggled in recent weeks.
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