West Ham are claimed to have fresh interest in signing Genk right back Joakim Maehle who has reportedly already caught the eye of Premier League duo Crystal Palace and Southampton.
The Genk defender is available for a bargain £7.5 million fee during the January transfer window with a number of Premier League clubs interested, according to Voetbal Primeur.
The Danish right-back might have been overshadowed at Genk by the likes of Sander Berge and the prolific Mbwana Samatta but, like his coveted team-mates, Maehle is hardly short of suitors on English shores.
Sky Sports claims that Crystal Palace and Southampton are both interested in a man who helped Genk win the Belgian top-flight last season and caught the eye during the Champions League group stages. Reports coming out of Europe suggest it will take just £7.5 million to convince Genk to part with one of their key players.
The 22-year-old has been linked with Southampton since the summer. bu ITK ExWHUEmployee added his name during his transfer section of the West Ham Way podcast on Tuesday night. David Moyes is known to be targeting a young right-back under the age of 35 so the profile fits well.
“David Moyes is known to be targeting a young right-back under the age of 35 so the profile fits well.”
We want under 35’s? Well let’s be grateful for that!!
Norwegian media reports only 1 bid has been made for Sander Berge (Sheffield UTD); do you know if this is true and if so, why we have not been trying?
Price? The mail is reporting a price tag of £27m.
Blimey are Genk selling off their whole squad?
He’s a decent RB, think of Fredericks with end product/passing/crossing and that’s pretty much Maehle
Hopefully he can defend too …. kind of important but I’m old school.
Can’t we just offer Genk a price for their whole team? DS might like a buy one get one free …