West Ham now bid £15m+ to sign 6’4 defender for Nuno, Irons get reply

West Ham United have made a suggestion to signal a brand new defender forward of the January switch window and have already acquired a reply.

West Ham defence amongst worst within the Premier League

To date within the Premier League, the Hammers have had their fair proportion of defensive points underneath each Graham Potter and now Nuno Espirito Santo.

In truth, the Irons are but to maintain a single clear sheet of their opening 11 prime flight fixtures, having the second-worst defence within the division after conceding 23 objectives.

Solely backside of the desk Wolves have let in additional (25), with Nuno choosing Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo at centre-back in latest weeks.

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen was dropped by Potter early into his first season on the London Stadium, with Nuno persevering with to make use of Alphonse Areola in purpose.

If the Irons are to keep away from the drop, then clear sheets and defensive stability will must be labored on over the approaching months, with the January switch window additionally giving the membership the possibility to usher in new faces.

Now, it appears to be like as if these behind the scenes at West Ham have their eyes on a defensive gem and have already submitted a bid.

West Ham make £15m+ bid to signal Tiago Gabriel

Based on stories in Italy, relayed by Sport Witness, West Ham have made an ‘official provide’ to signal Lecce central defender Tiago Gabriel.

The Hammers’ proposal is regarded as value €18m (£15.8m), nevertheless, this has already been rejected by the Serie A aspect as they worth their 6ft 4 defender at €25m (£22m).

Lecce’s valuation applies to subsequent summer season, so it appears to be like as if there isn’t any probability of a January transfer materialising.

The report provides the 20-year-old has ‘impressed together with his on-ground defending and has additionally been very dominant aerially’, one thing which could be backed up by FBref as Gabriel ranks within the prime 2% of defenders with regards to aerials received.

Additionally able to turning out as a right-back if required, Gabriel is underneath contract at Lecce till 2027, nevertheless, each events have the choice to increase that till 2029.

He’s made 11 Serie A appearances in what’s proving to be his breakthrough marketing campaign, and by the appears to be like of issues, West Ham like what they see.

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