West Ham have once again been linked with a move for Girona’s versatile right-back Arnau Martinez, according to a report from CaughtOffside.
Talks are said to be underway, with the Hammers reportedly weighing up whether to trigger the defender’s €15 million release clause.
However, it’s important to note that Claret & Hugh have received no confirmation from club sources that a deal is close—or even active. Given how sluggish the club’s pursuit of El Hadji Malick Diouf has been, it’s hard to believe a surprise move for a player on the opposite flank is suddenly imminent.
That said, Martinez is undeniably a huge talent. The 22-year-old former Barcelona academy graduate has drawn interest from Liverpool and a potential return to the Camp Nou. Last season, he showed his versatility in La Liga, featuring as a centre-back, wing-back on both flanks, and even as a winger.
CaughtOffside report that West Ham are “confident” of completing the deal—but we’ve heard nothing to support that at this stage.
For now, it’s possibly one to watch—though perhaps with a generous pinch of salt given the club’s current struggles in the market.
Everything is lies. SULLIVAN OUT
A right back is hardly our priority.
whats to say that the Malick Diouf deal is still on, they rejected both of our offers
we went with a 17m and then 17.5, thats far away from their figure of 21m but so be it, if the club thought he was worth that much they’d offer it
considering we only went up half a million suggests we bid close to our maximum, if we do this consistently it becomes predictable and clubs would think twice about rejecting offers, especially if they are well above anyone else would bid.
why do you think the chairman at slavia is publicly upset about pulling their player out of friendlies, they are starting to figure out we’ve moved on.
Looks a lot better option than the other one, get Declan Rice vibes when I see how he tackles.
Talk talk and more talk but no action what is going on we need to start bringing in new players for the so called rebuild now potter was promised that he would be backed by the owners to rebuild the squad but that really doesn’t look much more than just words I wouldn’t be surprised if potter gets to the end of his patience and walk out leaving the club in total chaos this so called rebuild is rapidly becoming a complete farce
What’s that Green day song? Wake me up when September ends.