In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former West Ham striker Marlon Harewood has hailed Tomas Soucek as the "best signing" the Premier League has seen in the last two years.

Soucek, who originally joined West Ham on loan from Slavia Prague last January, signed permanently in the summer of 2020 and has not looked back, playing an instrumental role in his side's Champions League push.

Despite being a holding midfielder, the 26-year-old has managed to score an impressive eight goals in English football's top flight this season, though that is not the only thing to have caught the eye of Harewood.

Discussing the impact £27m-rated Soucek has had since arriving at the London Stadium, the ex-West Ham player told FFC:

"Hands down the best signing in the Premier League in the last two years, I would say. He has been absolutely phenomenal. I was watching the game [West Ham v Leeds United] last night and his stats, you really overlook stuff like that because obviously you got the elite players that you look at week in, week out, but his stats and how he's performed this year has been absolutely fantastic. 

"He is an absolute pleasure to watch. His passion, his dedication... I love football and I've missed that."

On the topic of recent Premier League signings, Bruno Fernandes' impact at Manchester United since joining the club has been massive; the Portuguese attacking midfielder is the Red Devils' top scorer in the Premier League this term with 16 goals. Understandably, not as prolific being a more defensive player, but Soucek has arguably become just as essential to West Ham.

As well as the goals he has been providing from midfield, the Czech Republic international has also done a great job sweeping up for the Hammers. Averaging 1.9 successful tackles per league game, the second-highest average in David Moyes' squad (via WhoScored), Soucek is proving to be the complete package.