West Ham United are set to offload midfielder Flynn Downes to Southampton, paving the way for a potential move for Juventus starlet Matias Soule, according to Sky Sports.
The Hammers have agreed to sell Downes to the Saints, with the player undergoing a medical on the south coast imminently. The transfer fee is expected to eclipse the £10 million West Ham paid to Swansea City for Downes last year.
Downes’ departure frees up valuable funds for West Ham to strengthen other areas of the squad.
With money available, West Ham have reignited their interest in Juventus winger Matias Soule. The 20-year-old Argentinian impressed on loan at Frosinone in Serie A last season, netting 11 goals. The infinitely talented wide-man would be an instant boost to the Hammers attack and it’s an open secret that Juve will sell at the right price.
However, West Ham face an uphill battle to secure Soule. Juventus have slapped a £33 million price tag on the youngster, and they are not short of suitors. Both Leicester City and Roma are also reportedly keen on acquiring Soule.
The Hammers are looking to make a profit on the sale of Downes and potentially reinvest those funds in a player like Soule. However, they will need to outbid Premier League rivals and potentially a Serie A giant to secure the exciting young winger.
I still think we should go for jota silva
Just heard on the news that moyesball the 2nd has resigned as England manager, and thank god for that he let a fantastic group of young players down with his negativity and lack of understanding players and his inability to sect and play inform players instead he, chose his normal lieutenants. Why the f**k he didn’t take grealish to play on the left wing will astounds me for the rest of my days, he picked some quality youngsters in the squad but got the balance totally wrong and kane was so poor why did he keep playing him. Good riddance to moyesball 2. Now give the job to arry.
Paddy Power has Graham Potter at 6/4 followed by Eddie Howe at 11/4. OR How about Pochettino at 14/1?
What price Gary O’Neill? He is a seriously good coach with an excellent tactical brain. O’Neill should at least be interviewed.
Not sure if he’s too sensible to put himself forward.
I heard the FA were desperate to have Moyes , lol
Don’t even joke.. or ‘Jock’..about it…
Really hope we sign Soule as wages will be much lower than Nelson’s at Arsenal. Signing him now for £25-£30m makes sense as I think he will be double that / maybe more after a couple of seasons.
Kudus will probably go to a Champions League club after the season finishes.
Having Soule who can play LW, RW or as a 10 gives us pace and creativity. Paqueta has massive question marks over him. He will either be banned or off with Kudus in near future.
I’m really excited by the prospect of Soule in a West Ham shirt.
Bit light of a genuine left side though
Why are we chasing overseas wingers? It’s a position we seem well stocked in and we really need more. Home grown players
If we can’t outbid Leicester we are really in trouble
Don’t underestimate Leicester. They may have just spent a season in the Championship but they were eighth largest revenue in their relegation season when we were seventh.