Reports in Spain suggest that Barcelona could hijack West Ham’s move for Jonathan Calleri. Calleri confirmed on Agentinian TV earlier this week that he was on the move to the Hammers on a season-long loan. However, Mundo Deportivo are saying that Barcelona are requesting a meeting with his agent this week in a bid to convince him to play at Camp Nou instead of the London Stadium.
The 23-year-old star was the top-scorer in the Copa Libertadores last season with nine goals for Sao Paolo. Meanwhile Slaven Bilic admitted to a press conference earlier today that the Calleri deal was close. “It’s close, he’s a good player, but the same goes with the players we want to sign for left-back, we are in talks but we are not discussing the transfer. We are trying to do them and then we’ll talk. Like any other manager, chairman or director, we would like to do the business as quick as possible. But very rarely can you get it done quickly.It’s a situation that we are all in. We have signed some really good players, we were very quick and active in the beginning or at the end of last season. Now with these couple of positions, it is not only us, it’s the whole of Europe, who can afford of course, that are trying to get those type of players.”
