**According to a report from [Tuttomercatoweb](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/calcio-estero/barcellona-casado-e-ai-margini-in-estate-potrebbe-essere-ceduto-occhio-ai-sauditi-2222302), West Ham United are interested in Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado.**
It seems crazy for West Ham to be lining up transfer options now when we have no idea what League we are going to be in, but we have to plan for both scenarios. Obviously it shouldn’t be the priority, the priority needs to be staying in the Premier League.
However, it’s still good to see we aren’t going to be going into next season whatever league we’re in with absolutely no plan, we need to have some transfer targets prepared.
Obviously Marc Casado will only be a realistic possibility if we stay in the Premier League, even then it might be tough, he will likely have better teams in for him, but if it was to happen he’d be an excellent signing.
The Hammers could really do with a player in Casado’s position, Mateus Fernandes is better higher up the pitch, as is Tomas Soucek, and Mohammadou Kante is a lot more of a box-to-box midfielder than a sitter.
Funny how I didn’t mention Freddie Potts or Songoutou Magassa, well, realistically, I think if we’re in the Premier League next season, we can’t go into the season with just those two as our deep midfielders.
At least one of them will have to be moved on as we bring in another, higher quality midfielder that is good enough to start.
Casado would be more of a replacement for Freddie Potts, they do have quite a similar play style, but Casado is levels ahead. The amount our team would improve with the passing levels of Casado compared to Potts would be astronomic.
Also according to Football League World, Freddie Potts seems to be out of favour at the London Stadium, despite Nuno giving him plenty of chances he’s failed to impress. If the Hammers don’t go down themselves, another loan to the Championship could be on the cards next season.
This would open up a spot in the squad for a midfielder, and Marc Casado would be an excellent option for us in there. A midfield of Casado, Fernandes and Soucek would be very impressive.