Hammers update Raphinha report

West Ham have a definite  interest in Leeds’ Brazilian star Raphina.

We reported yesterday (Fri) that they had been linked with the player per a 90min report.

And we have been told since that the player has been the subject of an inquiry by the Hammers but that Leeds have no intention of selling.

A key source inside the London Stadium declared “They won’t sell him  He was among five or six players for whom we tried very hard.”

It seems that Raphinha is indeed the £50 million player who has been regularly mentioned over the last couple of days.

He is priced at £36m by Transfermarkt.com but  the site’s prices are normally on the low side. We have reported in the past that a £50 million bid has been made for a player whom we were told “doesn’t necessarily play in a position we require.”

Raphinha he plays in the same role as Jarrod Bowen thus making it an intriguing move but our source confirmed that there is less than a five per cent chance of the deal being done should he be the player concerned as certainly appears to be the case.