Fans of West Ham United have reacted to a club post on the transfer deadline day signing from Hull City, Jarrod Bowen.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Hammers posted to Twitter with a player profile of the club’s latest signing (as per West Ham).
Prior to his arrival at the London Stadium, the Englishman featured in 32 games in all competitions for the Tigers, in which he bagged 17 goals and six assists (as per Transfermarkt).
Due to his 23 goal involvements in 32 outings, Bowen earned himself an impressive average rating of 7.35/10 (as per WhoScored).
Here’s what fans had to say:
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— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 4, 2020
Will Jarrod Bowen be a success or a flop with West Ham?Success, he's got the attributes
Flop, we're going to ruin him
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Just know we are gunna ruin him.
— Danny (@Dannyb3216) February 4, 2020
My worry, see that smiling face, I think the disease that is current at WHU will infect him. Drain that enthusiasm and destroy his goal scoring record. I hope not, let’s see in 5 games
— Gary Wallsh (@gwallsh) February 4, 2020
He will be playing back in the championship next year anyway
— Christopher Mears (@CJMears85) February 4, 2020
I just love that his buy out clause when we get relegated is less than what we paid for him ? – if the media are to be believed – sorry fellow fans I no longer have hope – badly run clubs always fail and we ARE badly run
— Patrick Frost (@frostefroste) February 5, 2020
Let’s hope we don’t do our usual and ruin a good player
— Ian Corner (@IanCorner4) February 5, 2020
and we’re about to ruin that for him!
— ? NI©?KY (@N13KKF) February 4, 2020
What do we think?
While there seems to be a worry over whether the 23-year-old will be a hit at the London Stadium, his track record seems to suggest that he is a consistent performer (as per Transfermarkt).
Yes, the step up from the Championship to the Premier League is a large one, however, with 55 goals and 15 assists across 139 games in his career (per Transfermarkt) you would hope that Bowen can still be effective.