ExWHUemployee: West Ham United could make January transfer swoop for Celtic defender Josip Juranovic
West Ham target and Celtic right-back Josip Juranovic could reportedly be available for £6million in the January transfer window.
According to ExWHUemployee, if that is the case, then the Hammers will be interested in making a move for the Croatia international.
The 27-year-old was a regular in the Croatian side that made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking on the West Ham Way podcast at 8:36, Ex said, “Josip Juranovic is a Croatian right-back at Celtic. Now apparently Celtic have said that he’s available for £6million which is a lot less than what was being reported so if that’s the case we could be interested in making a move there.”
Makes sense
Juranovic is a proven international who has risen to the occasion on the grandest of stages and put in stellar performances.
He’s excelled at Celtic and at 27, it’s perhaps time for him to make a big move and the Premier League certainly will be of some interest.
At £6million, he would be a relative bargain and would walk into the playing XI at West Ham and David Moyes would certainly be open to this.
Jurnaovic is an attack-minded right-back who’s got a decent cross on him as well so it will be beneficial for Gianluca Scamacca who has craved some good service of late.
The hierarchy have been impressed with the Croatian defender and it seems like they will at least test the waters in January.
It remains to be seen what happens about Vladimir Coufal and whether or not he’s shown the door next month or at the end of the season.