West Ham are said to be making a late push to hijack Inter Milan’s deal for Genoa defender Koni De Winter.
According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, the Hammers have entered the race for the highly-rated Belgian centre-back, who is valued at just €25 million (£22m) by his Serie A club.
The 22-year-old impressed last season and has long been on Inter’s radar, but Graham Potter & Kyle Macaulay are said to be plotting a late offer. The same Italian newspaper had earlier linked the Irons with a move for Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, that particular rumour was rubbished today by London Stadium insiders speaking to Claret & Hugh.
Interestingly, De Winter has been linked with West Ham earlier this window, along with his fellow Club Brugge stars Ardon Jashari and Raphael Onyedika—both reportedly targets for Potter this summer.
However, Spurs are also said to be in the mix, joining Inter Milan in the hunt for De Winter. With Tottenham and Inter’s Champions League pull, it’s hard to see the Hammers winning this one.
This sounds like another one for the “well we did try” list. Pathetic.
We’ve enough senior, experienced player’s and it’s encouraging that we’re actively pursuing young, fit, and exciting player’s with huge potential not only to develop as a team but equally as important, as an investment with hopefully, a future transfer value. A long overdue shift from short term failure to something more sustainable in the long term and hopefully it leads to better performances and results. Just hope they’ve identified a new CB and CF which we desperately need to ensure a good season after two disastrous campaigns.
They go after players they know they will not get to fool the fans another Sullivan trick to make fools of the fans after the season tickets are all in
Reading about Westhams state of affairs these days, really feel like we are back in 2008-9 again.
We have progressed (pun intended) so far that we ended where we started.
Tough choice for him then, Inter – runners up in Serie A, Champions League finalists, Champions League again this coming season. Tottenham – spending big, Champions League football. Or us.
Love the way the board just trolling us fans…another wont happen transfer but got to make it sound like we are competing with other clubs and make us look good…..Sullivan you and the board are two bob and full of you no what…from alleged take overs to promising an injection of funds none of which happened selling Kudus to that lot and no doubt Antonio will be offered a deal because we need bodies in and he has proved himself after the car crash……what an absolute shambles of how not to run a premier league club but after this season we wont be that anymore.