West Ham United are reportedly considering a loan move for Arsenal’s highly-rated young defender Jayden Dixon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple<\/u><\/span> & Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The 19-year-old joined the Gunners from Stoke City last year and has only made one first-team appearance for Mikel Arteta’s side, coming on as a substitute against Mansfield Town in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n Dixon can play as both a centre-back and a right-back, so he could be a useful option for a West Ham side who have a difficult season ahead of them as they aim to gain promotion to the Premier League after being relegated to the Championship in May.<\/p>\n Arsenal will send Dixon on loan to West Ham so he can gain more experience and get a taste of first-team football, which is perhaps now unlikely, at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n The Hammers could probably give him a more prominent role and help him develop, which could also help seal another potential deal.<\/p>\n Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b>Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b> Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Arsenal are interested in Konstantinos Mavropanos as they look for added depth in their defense, with the Greek centre-back thought to be a player likely to consider a move away from the London Stadium this summer.<\/p>\n If WHUFC are interested in Dixon, Arsenal could use him as part of negotiations for Mavropanos, which could very well be advantageous if Arsenal decide to go ahead with the move.<\/p>\n Still, it remains to be seen whether AFC decide to make Mavropanos a priority after William Saliba’s worrying injury at the 2026 World Cup, or look elsewhere for cover at the back.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jaden Dixon replaces Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images) West Ham United are reportedly considering a loan move for Arsenal’s highly-rated young defender Jayden Dixon. Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple & Google play The 19-year-old joined the Gunners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-50332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Will Arsenal and West Ham start a deal this summer?<\/h2>\n