David Moyes has educated West Ham’s board that Harry Maguire is the best profile to improve his side’s backline this summer season.
Regardless of one-way links emerging with Luiz Felipe, talks with True Betis have because stalled building the club’s way in the current market, as far as defensive reinforcements are worried, pretty clear.
Sources close to CaughtOffside have disclosed that potential talks in between the Hammers and Manchester United may not close there, with it understood that Scott McTominay is also on the club’s shortlist. That explained, Roma could mount a transfer for the Scot shortly in gentle of their sturdy desire expressed in current several hours on Sunday sixth August.
Jose Mourinho’s males could be encouraged to enter into negotiations pursuing an approach from Rennes for Nemanja Matic, and McTominay is staying explored as a possible substitute.
The Europa Convention League winners have nevertheless to thrust in this path amid initiatives to indication Declan Rice’s substitute in Edson Alvarez. Talks are currently in an state-of-the-art stage with the deal anticipated to be finalised at all around £35m – likely this week.
The ahead line is a marginally extra complex puzzle for West Ham to resolve in the latest window.
Gianluca Scamacca’s impending, official departure to Atalanta – pending the completion of a medical – could guide the London-dependent outfit to check out a somewhat community solution in Folarin Balogun (recognized to be expendable, in accordance to Mikel Arteta’s have needs).
CaughtOffside sources have clarified that West Ham have inquired about the participant, on the other hand, the American presently has his coronary heart set on a swap to Inter Milan.
Another option could be Armando Broja who could depart Chelsea on bank loan after returning from a serious knee personal injury (cruciate ligament rupture) that stored him sidelined for a lot of the 2022/23 campaign.
West Ham’s list also extends to Anthony Martial, Elye Wahi and Youssef En-Nesyri, even though no final decision has been made on any certain pathway the club could check out for the forward section.
