West Ham Manager David Moyes Ready to Hand Mohammed Kudus EPL Start Ahead of Aston Villa Clash

• David Moyes has given an update on Mohammed Kudus ahead of the Aston Villa game
• The Ghana international is expected to start for West Ham on Sunday
• Kudus returned from international assignment with the Black Stars this week

David Moyes has disclosed that Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus is close to making a start in the English Premier League.

The 23-year-old has made eight appearances for the Hammers since joining the club from Dutch Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam.

However, he is yet to start a Premier League game despite showing glimpses of quality.

Kudus netted his debut goal in the English topflight league after coming on as a substitute in the 2-2 draw against Newcastle United.

“He is very close to playing,” he said, as quoted by whufc.com. “But to be fair to him, he was close when he arrived. Sometimes players come in at different levels of fitness and you need time to figure out where they are at, but Mo could play now and he has been playing.

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“He’s been playing for Ghana and he came off the bench [against Newcastle] and made a brilliant impact for us, and that’s what we need. We need more than eleven players. We need a group of players who, when called on, can make a difference.”

Kudus rejoined the Hammers after travelling to the United States to play in friendlies against Mexico and the Yankees, as reported by usatoday.com.

Mohammed Kudus scores first EPL goal

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghanaian midfielder, Mohammed Kudus came off the bench to score a late equaliser as West Ham United shared the spoils with Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

The former Ajax midfielder, who started in the Europa League game in midweek, replaced Tomas Soucek with 15 minutes remaining as the Hammers trailed 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium.

Kudus then fired a shot from outside the box to level the scores with two minutes left, helping to salvage a point for the hosts.

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Asamoah Gyan hails Mohammed Kudus

Sports Brief also reported that former captain captain, Asamoah Gyan has praised Mohammed Kudus for the improvements in his game after netting his debut English Premier League goal for West Ham.

The 23-year-old came off the bench to score a late equalizer as the Hammers shared the spoils with Newcastle United at the London Olympic Stadium.

Gyan was impressed with the performance of the Black Stars midfielder, highlighting the key improvement in his play.