Wednesday news (includes West ham)
Posted: 29 Jan 2025, 10:34
BBC
Roma want to sign Manchester United's Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, on loan until the end of the season, but a move is dependent on the Italian club selling Argentina international Leandro Paredes, 30. (Mail)
Napoli and Juventus are monitoring Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund, 21, with the Denmark forward yet to impress new boss Ruben Amorim. (Talksport)
Al-Hilal are favourites to sign Liverpool's Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 32, this summer after the Saudi Pro League side cancelled the contract of Brazil forward Neymar, 32. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Wolves are expecting one or more offers for Brazil forward Matheus Cunha before the transfer deadline, with Aston Villa, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest interested in the 25-year-old. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are close to signing Lecce and Denmark wing-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, for a fee in the region of £30m. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, 27, has hired the brother of Brighton forward Danny Welbeck as his new agent to help him find a move away from Old Trafford. (Star)
As it stands, Rashford's only option to leave United this month would be a loan move to Juventus. (Independent)
Bayern Munich and France Under-21 attacker Mathys Tel, 19, wants to leave the club this month and Chelsea are in talks with the Bundesliga side. (Mail)
Manchester United will also enter the race for Tel but only if Rashford or Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, are sold. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester City midfielder James McAtee, 22, is no longer a target for Bayer Leverkusen, with the Bundesliga side set to sign Argentina playmaker Emiliano Buendia, 28, from Aston Villa. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester City face a race against time to sign Andrea Cambiaso, 24, as Juventus will only make a final decision on the Italy full-back's future after Wednesday's Champions League match against Benfica. (Give Me Sport)
Bayern Munich and Manchester United both hold an interest in Chelsea and France attacker Christopher Nkunku, 27, who is valued at about £70m. (Mail)
Manchester City are interested in signing Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 26, on loan, but the Serie A club want to insert a purchase obligation clause in any temporary deal. (Mail)
La Liga president Javier Tebas says he is against the Spanish national sports council allowing Spain forward Dani Olmo, 26, to be registered by Barcelona and a process is under way to reverse the decision. (Marca - in Spanish)
Real Madrid have been unable to sign 26-year-old Liverpool and England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in January and have concluded their business from a signings front for January. (Marca)
Brighton are open to selling Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 20, before the transfer window closes next week. (Athletic - subscription required)
Bayer Leverkusen are in talks with Brighton to sign Ferguson. (Sky Sports)
Leverkusen's Nigeria striker Victor Boniface, 24, was excused from training on Tuesday amid a potential move to Al-Nassr. (Athletic - subscription required)
Liverpool will recall Spain Under-21 midfielder Stefan Bajcetic from his loan spell at Red Bull Salzburg and send the 20-year-old to Las Palmas for the rest of the season. (Atlantico Hoy - in Spanish)
Wolves are in talks with Ajax about terminating the loan of 20-year-old Portugal winger Carlos Forbs. (Athletic - subscription required)
Sheffield Wednesday have submitted a loan offer for Ipswich Town's 23-year-old English defender Harry Clarke. (Sheffield Star)
Udinese are interested in signing Southampton and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, 22, on loan. (Irish Independent - subscription required)
Sky Paper Talk
THE GUARDIAN
Ruben Amorim's relationship with Marcus Rashford has broken down to the extent that Manchester United's head coach speaks to the player only when addressing the squad generally.
Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Porto have inquired about signing Carney Chukwuemeka on loan from Chelsea.
Santos are set to sign 19-year-old Brazilian striker Deivid Washington on loan from Chelsea.
Six riders in Germany's track cycling team were treated in a hospital on Monday after being struck by a car driven by an 89-year-old man. Their injuries were not life-threatening, though they included multiple fractures, the team said in a statement.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Al Hilal are emerging as the most likely destination for Mohamed Salah should he decide to leave Liverpool and join the Saudi Pro League.
Chelsea are confident of securing a significant sell-on clause in the deal that will see midfielder Cesare Casadei move back to Italy.
THE SUN
Arsenal are reportedly exploring a shock move for Aston Villa star Jhon Duran - even though Alexander Isak remains their "dream target."
Saudi Arabian clubs are willing to splash over £1bn on bringing Vinicius Jr to the Middle East, according to reports.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is reportedly "unconvinced" by Rasmus Hojlund and could even let the striker leave at the end of the season.
Architects behind Wrexham's stadium expansion are planning to "create a real cauldron" as work continues on a new 5,500-capacity stand.
DAILY MAIL
Rafa Benitez is down to the final two candidates for the head coach vacancy with Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has reiterated that he remains against the registration of Dani Olmo and that he is still working to overturn Barcelona's appeal.
The initial findings of Manchester United's internal investigation into the problems that saw a number of Rangers fans infiltrate areas of Old Trafford reserved for home supporters last week have shown that widespread ticket touting was to blame.
Manchester City want a straight loan deal if they are to land Douglas Luiz from Juventus this month and hold an interest in team-mate Andrea Cambiaso with a view towards the summer.
Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot are among the stars who are investing in the Baller League, a new six-a-side competition that claims to merge the worlds of street football and internet influencers.
Aston Villa will ban any supporters found to have sold their seats for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Celtic to third parties.
Antony could soon find himself with a touch of familiarity at Real Betis as the Spanish side are interested in taking Tyrell Malacia on loan.
Shakhtar Donetsk have made an offer of around £12 million for West Ham winger Luis Guilherme.
DAILY MIRROR
A FIFA council has approved a change to the rules which could see Mohamed Salah join Al Hilal before the Club World Cup this summer.
Former Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom could be set to seal a move back to England, with Premier League clubs interested.
Neymar was reportedly convinced to rejoin boyhood club Santos after the Brazilian side created a video using AI with Pele's voice urging him to "return home".
THE ATHLETIC
Carlo Ancelotti says there is "no doubt" he will continue with Real Madrid if they win the Champions League or LaLiga.
Liverpool's Ben Doak is set to remain on loan at Middlesbrough for the rest of the season.
Aston Villa midfielder Emiliano Buendia is set to join Bayer Leverkusen on loan.
Lyon expect to appoint former AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca to replace Pierre Sage.
Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen, who has not played since August, is expected to be sidelined for around three weeks with a calf injury.
THE TIMES
Jamaica and Steve McClaren are pushing ahead with registering Mason Greenwood as an international player after being given the green light by the English FA.
Phil Foden has blamed his poor early season form on the mental fatigue that he suffered after the European Championship and claimed that Gareth Southgate played him out of position during the tournament in Germany.
SCOTTISH SUN
Felix Magath has backed Mark Fotheringham for the Motherwell job.
Guardian Rumour mill
Barry Glendenning
Having “burst on to the scene” (© Micah Richards) two seasons ago, Evan Ferguson is currently finding game time hard to come by at Brighton and has yet to play this year. Following a breakthrough campaign in which he scored 11 goals, the 20-year-old Irishman has not been helped by a series of morale-sapping injuries and the fact that Danny Welbeck, João Pedro and Georginio Rutter are ahead of him in the pecking order at the Amex Stadium.
Aware that his fledgling career needs a reboot, Brighton have agreed to let Ferguson go on loan and it’s no surprise a stampede of clubs including Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, West Ham, Everton, Tottenham and Bournemouth are rumoured to be interested in turning him off and then on again. The Athletic reports that Brighton could even be open to selling Ferguson but given his contract still has more than four years left to run, the boy from Bettystown is unlikely to come cheap.
Speaking of Irishmen at south coast Premier League clubs struggling with injuries, Ferguson’s compatriot Gavin Bazunu could be off to the Serie A side Udinese on loan. The 22-year-old goalkeeper is back to full fitness after returning from a 10-month spell on the sidelines with a ruptured achilles tendon and his manager has announced Southampton’s intention to ship him out elsewhere. “I think that the idea of the club is to give him a loan after his injury,” said Ivan Juric. “I think he’s a great goalkeeper and now we will see in these seven days what will happen.” Bazunu’s fellow Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers is expected to sign for Middlesbrough on loan from Bournemouth on Wednesday after travelling north to run on a treadmill and cough for the doctors at the Riverside Stadium.
Angel Gomes is wanted by Tottenham but any move may have to wait until the summer, when the diminutive England and Lille midfielder will be available on a free. In other celestial news, Manchester United are close to securing the signature of the Arsenal youngster Ayden Heaven. The subject of interest from Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt, the 18-year-old centre-back has rejected the offer of a new deal from his current club and looks nailed on to head to Old Trafford instead. United are also reported to be closing in on their well-documented pursuit of the Danish left wing-back Patrick Dorgu, who is expected to arrive from the Italian Serie A strugglers Lecce in a deal worth up to £31m.
Surplus to the requirements of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, Casemiro has let it be known he is willing to go to Roma on loan but reports from Italy state that any deal hinges on the Italian side offloading Leandro Paredes, who could be in line for a return to his boyhood club Boca Juniors. Don’t be surprised if the United stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe offers to lay on a private jet to fly the midfielder to Buenos Aires if it helps get Casemiro, who trousers £350,000 a week at Old Trafford, off the books.
Wolves are in the market for a central defender and have set their sights on Kevin Danso of Lens. The Ligue 1 side rejected an offer of £18.5m for the Austria defender on Monday and while Wolves are prepared to increase their bid, any move could be stymied by the small problem that Danso wants to stay put for the time being after picking up an injury. “Danso doesn’t want to leave,” said the Lens manager, Will Still. “He is not sabotaging us. He hurt himself in training. He took the ball on his ankle, which twisted and it pulled on his knee.”
Sport Witness
‘Not as bad as thought’ – West Ham United player can return as early as March
By Naveen Ullal
Niclas Füllkrug has suffered two different injuries since joining West Ham United from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
The Germany international picked up an Achilles tendon injury in September and that kept him on the sidelines until the end of November.
After returning, Füllkrug managed two goals and an assist from six league games before suffering another setback against Aston Villa in the FA Cup earlier this month.
On January 12th, West Ham announced the striker has ‘sustained a hamstring injury’ and will be out of action for ‘a number of weeks’.
This week’s edition of SportBild provides fresh updates on the 31-year-old’s situation. His last setback is ‘not as bad as previously thought’.
The report states the former BVB man suffered a ‘muscle injury in the back of his thigh, but his tendon did not completely tear’.
This means the player doesn’t have to undergo surgery and the recovery period is 8-12 weeks. Füllkrug, for his part, is hoping to return to the pitch in the second half of March.
He’s working on his recovery at West Ham’s facilities and his focus is on ‘building muscle’.
Werder Bremer’s Marvin Ducksch is in regular contact with his former teammate.
He told SportBild: “Fülle and I are in regular contact, and I know him well. I am convinced that he will come back stronger after this injury.”
“You should do it” – Teammate encourages player to join West Ham, looking good for Hammers
By Naveen Ullal
West Ham United are a contender to sign Ajax’s Brian Brobbey in the winter market and this has been reported over the past few days.
At the weekend, we covered claims from the Dutch media that West Ham are ready to go to ‘great lengths’ to sign him. He travelled to London, but his agent didn’t confirm whether the trip was related to a potential transfer.
On Tuesday, De Telegraaf journalist Mike Verweij stated the striker would pick Tottenham Hotspur over West Ham, but made it sound like the Hammers are preferable to Everton. The north London club haven’t moved, and this clearly gives the Hammers an advantage to try and sign the 22-year-old.
The Netherlands international’s teammate, Wout Weghorst, has been speaking to Ajax TV and his comments are relayed by Soccer News. The former Manchester United and Burnley man has encouraged his compatriot to join Graham Potter’s side in this window.
“I told him that they are really nice clubs, and that he should absolutely do that,” he said.
Weghorst chatted Brobbey after reports of West Ham, Spurs and Everton interest surfaced online.
“But of course we were on the plane back, and then everything came online. He was sitting behind me, and I said: ‘Those are really nice clubs, you should do it’,” Weghorst explained.
The frontman is of the belief the West Ham target seems to be distracted by the transfer links and insists it’s part of football.
“That happens, and that is inherent to football. Especially in this transfer period. Then that plays out and that comes up. Each time with different people. Also, with him. That’s just part of football,” he added.
SoccerNews, carrying the quotes, very much believe Weghorst was referring to West Ham.
Roma want to sign Manchester United's Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, on loan until the end of the season, but a move is dependent on the Italian club selling Argentina international Leandro Paredes, 30. (Mail)
Napoli and Juventus are monitoring Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund, 21, with the Denmark forward yet to impress new boss Ruben Amorim. (Talksport)
Al-Hilal are favourites to sign Liverpool's Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 32, this summer after the Saudi Pro League side cancelled the contract of Brazil forward Neymar, 32. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Wolves are expecting one or more offers for Brazil forward Matheus Cunha before the transfer deadline, with Aston Villa, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest interested in the 25-year-old. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are close to signing Lecce and Denmark wing-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, for a fee in the region of £30m. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, 27, has hired the brother of Brighton forward Danny Welbeck as his new agent to help him find a move away from Old Trafford. (Star)
As it stands, Rashford's only option to leave United this month would be a loan move to Juventus. (Independent)
Bayern Munich and France Under-21 attacker Mathys Tel, 19, wants to leave the club this month and Chelsea are in talks with the Bundesliga side. (Mail)
Manchester United will also enter the race for Tel but only if Rashford or Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, are sold. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester City midfielder James McAtee, 22, is no longer a target for Bayer Leverkusen, with the Bundesliga side set to sign Argentina playmaker Emiliano Buendia, 28, from Aston Villa. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester City face a race against time to sign Andrea Cambiaso, 24, as Juventus will only make a final decision on the Italy full-back's future after Wednesday's Champions League match against Benfica. (Give Me Sport)
Bayern Munich and Manchester United both hold an interest in Chelsea and France attacker Christopher Nkunku, 27, who is valued at about £70m. (Mail)
Manchester City are interested in signing Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 26, on loan, but the Serie A club want to insert a purchase obligation clause in any temporary deal. (Mail)
La Liga president Javier Tebas says he is against the Spanish national sports council allowing Spain forward Dani Olmo, 26, to be registered by Barcelona and a process is under way to reverse the decision. (Marca - in Spanish)
Real Madrid have been unable to sign 26-year-old Liverpool and England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in January and have concluded their business from a signings front for January. (Marca)
Brighton are open to selling Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 20, before the transfer window closes next week. (Athletic - subscription required)
Bayer Leverkusen are in talks with Brighton to sign Ferguson. (Sky Sports)
Leverkusen's Nigeria striker Victor Boniface, 24, was excused from training on Tuesday amid a potential move to Al-Nassr. (Athletic - subscription required)
Liverpool will recall Spain Under-21 midfielder Stefan Bajcetic from his loan spell at Red Bull Salzburg and send the 20-year-old to Las Palmas for the rest of the season. (Atlantico Hoy - in Spanish)
Wolves are in talks with Ajax about terminating the loan of 20-year-old Portugal winger Carlos Forbs. (Athletic - subscription required)
Sheffield Wednesday have submitted a loan offer for Ipswich Town's 23-year-old English defender Harry Clarke. (Sheffield Star)
Udinese are interested in signing Southampton and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, 22, on loan. (Irish Independent - subscription required)
Sky Paper Talk
THE GUARDIAN
Ruben Amorim's relationship with Marcus Rashford has broken down to the extent that Manchester United's head coach speaks to the player only when addressing the squad generally.
Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Porto have inquired about signing Carney Chukwuemeka on loan from Chelsea.
Santos are set to sign 19-year-old Brazilian striker Deivid Washington on loan from Chelsea.
Six riders in Germany's track cycling team were treated in a hospital on Monday after being struck by a car driven by an 89-year-old man. Their injuries were not life-threatening, though they included multiple fractures, the team said in a statement.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Al Hilal are emerging as the most likely destination for Mohamed Salah should he decide to leave Liverpool and join the Saudi Pro League.
Chelsea are confident of securing a significant sell-on clause in the deal that will see midfielder Cesare Casadei move back to Italy.
THE SUN
Arsenal are reportedly exploring a shock move for Aston Villa star Jhon Duran - even though Alexander Isak remains their "dream target."
Saudi Arabian clubs are willing to splash over £1bn on bringing Vinicius Jr to the Middle East, according to reports.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is reportedly "unconvinced" by Rasmus Hojlund and could even let the striker leave at the end of the season.
Architects behind Wrexham's stadium expansion are planning to "create a real cauldron" as work continues on a new 5,500-capacity stand.
DAILY MAIL
Rafa Benitez is down to the final two candidates for the head coach vacancy with Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has reiterated that he remains against the registration of Dani Olmo and that he is still working to overturn Barcelona's appeal.
The initial findings of Manchester United's internal investigation into the problems that saw a number of Rangers fans infiltrate areas of Old Trafford reserved for home supporters last week have shown that widespread ticket touting was to blame.
Manchester City want a straight loan deal if they are to land Douglas Luiz from Juventus this month and hold an interest in team-mate Andrea Cambiaso with a view towards the summer.
Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot are among the stars who are investing in the Baller League, a new six-a-side competition that claims to merge the worlds of street football and internet influencers.
Aston Villa will ban any supporters found to have sold their seats for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Celtic to third parties.
Antony could soon find himself with a touch of familiarity at Real Betis as the Spanish side are interested in taking Tyrell Malacia on loan.
Shakhtar Donetsk have made an offer of around £12 million for West Ham winger Luis Guilherme.
DAILY MIRROR
A FIFA council has approved a change to the rules which could see Mohamed Salah join Al Hilal before the Club World Cup this summer.
Former Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom could be set to seal a move back to England, with Premier League clubs interested.
Neymar was reportedly convinced to rejoin boyhood club Santos after the Brazilian side created a video using AI with Pele's voice urging him to "return home".
THE ATHLETIC
Carlo Ancelotti says there is "no doubt" he will continue with Real Madrid if they win the Champions League or LaLiga.
Liverpool's Ben Doak is set to remain on loan at Middlesbrough for the rest of the season.
Aston Villa midfielder Emiliano Buendia is set to join Bayer Leverkusen on loan.
Lyon expect to appoint former AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca to replace Pierre Sage.
Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen, who has not played since August, is expected to be sidelined for around three weeks with a calf injury.
THE TIMES
Jamaica and Steve McClaren are pushing ahead with registering Mason Greenwood as an international player after being given the green light by the English FA.
Phil Foden has blamed his poor early season form on the mental fatigue that he suffered after the European Championship and claimed that Gareth Southgate played him out of position during the tournament in Germany.
SCOTTISH SUN
Felix Magath has backed Mark Fotheringham for the Motherwell job.
Guardian Rumour mill
Barry Glendenning
Having “burst on to the scene” (© Micah Richards) two seasons ago, Evan Ferguson is currently finding game time hard to come by at Brighton and has yet to play this year. Following a breakthrough campaign in which he scored 11 goals, the 20-year-old Irishman has not been helped by a series of morale-sapping injuries and the fact that Danny Welbeck, João Pedro and Georginio Rutter are ahead of him in the pecking order at the Amex Stadium.
Aware that his fledgling career needs a reboot, Brighton have agreed to let Ferguson go on loan and it’s no surprise a stampede of clubs including Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, West Ham, Everton, Tottenham and Bournemouth are rumoured to be interested in turning him off and then on again. The Athletic reports that Brighton could even be open to selling Ferguson but given his contract still has more than four years left to run, the boy from Bettystown is unlikely to come cheap.
Speaking of Irishmen at south coast Premier League clubs struggling with injuries, Ferguson’s compatriot Gavin Bazunu could be off to the Serie A side Udinese on loan. The 22-year-old goalkeeper is back to full fitness after returning from a 10-month spell on the sidelines with a ruptured achilles tendon and his manager has announced Southampton’s intention to ship him out elsewhere. “I think that the idea of the club is to give him a loan after his injury,” said Ivan Juric. “I think he’s a great goalkeeper and now we will see in these seven days what will happen.” Bazunu’s fellow Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers is expected to sign for Middlesbrough on loan from Bournemouth on Wednesday after travelling north to run on a treadmill and cough for the doctors at the Riverside Stadium.
Angel Gomes is wanted by Tottenham but any move may have to wait until the summer, when the diminutive England and Lille midfielder will be available on a free. In other celestial news, Manchester United are close to securing the signature of the Arsenal youngster Ayden Heaven. The subject of interest from Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt, the 18-year-old centre-back has rejected the offer of a new deal from his current club and looks nailed on to head to Old Trafford instead. United are also reported to be closing in on their well-documented pursuit of the Danish left wing-back Patrick Dorgu, who is expected to arrive from the Italian Serie A strugglers Lecce in a deal worth up to £31m.
Surplus to the requirements of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, Casemiro has let it be known he is willing to go to Roma on loan but reports from Italy state that any deal hinges on the Italian side offloading Leandro Paredes, who could be in line for a return to his boyhood club Boca Juniors. Don’t be surprised if the United stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe offers to lay on a private jet to fly the midfielder to Buenos Aires if it helps get Casemiro, who trousers £350,000 a week at Old Trafford, off the books.
Wolves are in the market for a central defender and have set their sights on Kevin Danso of Lens. The Ligue 1 side rejected an offer of £18.5m for the Austria defender on Monday and while Wolves are prepared to increase their bid, any move could be stymied by the small problem that Danso wants to stay put for the time being after picking up an injury. “Danso doesn’t want to leave,” said the Lens manager, Will Still. “He is not sabotaging us. He hurt himself in training. He took the ball on his ankle, which twisted and it pulled on his knee.”
Sport Witness
‘Not as bad as thought’ – West Ham United player can return as early as March
By Naveen Ullal
Niclas Füllkrug has suffered two different injuries since joining West Ham United from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
The Germany international picked up an Achilles tendon injury in September and that kept him on the sidelines until the end of November.
After returning, Füllkrug managed two goals and an assist from six league games before suffering another setback against Aston Villa in the FA Cup earlier this month.
On January 12th, West Ham announced the striker has ‘sustained a hamstring injury’ and will be out of action for ‘a number of weeks’.
This week’s edition of SportBild provides fresh updates on the 31-year-old’s situation. His last setback is ‘not as bad as previously thought’.
The report states the former BVB man suffered a ‘muscle injury in the back of his thigh, but his tendon did not completely tear’.
This means the player doesn’t have to undergo surgery and the recovery period is 8-12 weeks. Füllkrug, for his part, is hoping to return to the pitch in the second half of March.
He’s working on his recovery at West Ham’s facilities and his focus is on ‘building muscle’.
Werder Bremer’s Marvin Ducksch is in regular contact with his former teammate.
He told SportBild: “Fülle and I are in regular contact, and I know him well. I am convinced that he will come back stronger after this injury.”
“You should do it” – Teammate encourages player to join West Ham, looking good for Hammers
By Naveen Ullal
West Ham United are a contender to sign Ajax’s Brian Brobbey in the winter market and this has been reported over the past few days.
At the weekend, we covered claims from the Dutch media that West Ham are ready to go to ‘great lengths’ to sign him. He travelled to London, but his agent didn’t confirm whether the trip was related to a potential transfer.
On Tuesday, De Telegraaf journalist Mike Verweij stated the striker would pick Tottenham Hotspur over West Ham, but made it sound like the Hammers are preferable to Everton. The north London club haven’t moved, and this clearly gives the Hammers an advantage to try and sign the 22-year-old.
The Netherlands international’s teammate, Wout Weghorst, has been speaking to Ajax TV and his comments are relayed by Soccer News. The former Manchester United and Burnley man has encouraged his compatriot to join Graham Potter’s side in this window.
“I told him that they are really nice clubs, and that he should absolutely do that,” he said.
Weghorst chatted Brobbey after reports of West Ham, Spurs and Everton interest surfaced online.
“But of course we were on the plane back, and then everything came online. He was sitting behind me, and I said: ‘Those are really nice clubs, you should do it’,” Weghorst explained.
The frontman is of the belief the West Ham target seems to be distracted by the transfer links and insists it’s part of football.
“That happens, and that is inherent to football. Especially in this transfer period. Then that plays out and that comes up. Each time with different people. Also, with him. That’s just part of football,” he added.
SoccerNews, carrying the quotes, very much believe Weghorst was referring to West Ham.