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West Ham have just six players away from the club on-loan at the present time and in a little more than a month, they will be returning to east London once they have ended.

It's been a real mix of highs and lows for those who have departed the club temporarily either in the summer or in January, with three of them returning to the club at the turn of the year before two of them being sent away once again after failing to make an impression.

David Moyes - or whoever the manager will be in the summer - will have a decision to make as to what they want to do with those who were away, whether to keep them in the fold or dispense with them permanently or even on-loan once again.

Hammers academy boss Terry Westley seemingly hinted to football.london last week that he would be keen to see some of his youngsters get first team games away in either the Championship or League One at a push, but no lower than that.

The transfer window opens and closes earlier than usual this summer thanks to the World Cup, so time is of the essence when making the decisions about who stays and who goes.

Here are the six players currently out on loan from the London Stadium and what we believe the future holds for them.

Robert Snodgrass

By some distance, the Scotsman has had the most successful loan spell among the playing staff having been frozen out by Slaven Bilic and shipped off to Aston Villa for the season.

He's scored eight goals and claimed 13 assists in 38 appearances this term for the Villains and their supporters certainly want hi to stay permanently.

David Moyes tried to recall the winger in January from his loan but found the route blocked by the agreement made when Bilic turfed the player out. He remains a fan of the winger and would be reluctant to sell permanently.

Snodgrass has been unwisely criticised by David Sullivan and Karren Brady this season so whether he even wants to come back remains to be seen. However, it could generate funds for the club to add to the warchest for this summer if he is sold but the Hammers will want at least £12m as he's under contract until 2020.

It's a difficult balancing act but we expect Snodgrass to be appearing in claret and blue during pre-season....for West Ham.

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Reece Oxford

Oxford's third loan spell away from the club hasn't exactly gone to plan as West Ham will have hoped but the defender also didn't do himself any favours when he was recalled to east London in January.

He has made just seven appearances this season for Borussia Monchengladbach but had done enough for them to lodge a £10m bid for his services in January, matched by RB Leipzig, which West Ham responded to by recalling him - not something the player wanted and it showed as he struggled back in England on his return having picked up an injury to boot. He hasn't played since March 17 thanks to another injury.

However, if a new offer comes in for around £15m then football.london understands that it will be considered by the club.

Reece Burke

The defender has been at Bolton Wanderers for two spells this season and made 25 appearances as he continues his development and semingly done well.

However, future prospects at West Ham don't look too good for the player despite the sale of Jose Fonte, injury concerns over Winston Reid and the emergence of Declan Rice.

Burke has shown he can cut it at Championship level and was the most impressive of the trio who came back to east London in January but David Moyes is very keen to sign some centre backs this summer and Burke is unlikely to get much of a look-in.

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Toni Martinez

Having scored for fun at U23 level, big things were expected from the 20-year-old Spaniard but it didn't quite go to plan in the first team this season.

Martinez appeared in the FA Cup ties against Shrewsbury and Wigan but struggled big time against physical and uncompromising lower league defenders who roughed him up.

He was sent on loan back to his homeland to Real Valladolid in January but has started only one for the La Liga 2 outfit, making six sub appearances too without scoring.

West Ham aren't giving up on Martinez though as there is promise there and Terry Westley will likely have him sent away on loan again next season.

Martin Samuelsen

The winger has been on a series of frustrating loan spells but it looked like his most recent one - at Burton Albion - would be different as he hit the ground running for the Championship side.

He started five games on the bounce for Nigel Clough's side before picking up an illness which sidelined him and caused Samuelsen to miss two games. He has been on the bench for five of Burton's last six games and not got on the pitchbut did start away at Hull...when Albion lost 5-0.

He's unlikely to break through into the first team at West Ham any time soon and is under contract until 2020, so expect the Hammers to keep him on board but probably sent away again temporarily.

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Moses Makasi

The U23s skipper was sent on his first loan spell away from the club in January when he signed for Plymouth Argyle on transfer deadline day and did very well with the Pilgrims.

However, his loan was disappointingly cut short thanks to a knee injury and returned to east London after making seven appearances for Argyle, scoring once.

It was his opening spell way from the club and Makasi is one of the prime candidates to get some more games away from east London temporarily next season and by the sounds of it, Plymouth could be at the front of the queue for his services once again.

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