Andy Irving?s disappointing loan spell at SK Austria Klagenfurt is partly West Ham United?s fault, with a failure to outline his future clearly causing problems.
That?s according to Klagenfurt managing director Günther Gorenzel, who has criticised West Ham for their approach to the 23-year-old.
Irving joined West Ham in a ?1.76m deal from Klagenfurt in August last year but was instantly sent back on loan to the Austrian side for the remainder of the season.
He?s been a regular for them so far with 23 appearances to his name in the Bundesliga but has found himself out of the side since the middle of March, only managing 18 minutes, 31 minutes, 33 minutes and 45 minutes in his last four games.
That?s come amid a poor run of form for the club, whose last win came against Blau Weiss Linz back in February and has been followed by a run of no wins in six, including three defeats. That?s seen Irving replaced in the team, with criticism coming his way for his performances and questions being raised about the West Ham loanee.
That?s unjustified for Gorenzel, though, who believes the player?s parent club are to blame for the situation he currently finds himself in.
?He is constantly being monitored. There is also monitoring on his nutritional supplements, where certain things are specified and then athletic monitoring of training and games,? he said.
?But yes, of course the transfer does something to a player and it?s the same with him. Andy was still in the third German league two ...