Marseille president open to selling West Ham-linked Duje Caleta Car
Marseille president Pablo Longoria is open to selling Duje Caleta-Car who is reportedly wanted by West Ham.
According to reports from The Athletic, the Hammers are weighing up a move for the Croatia defender in the final week of January.
The 25-year-old is also being targeted by Newcastle United and Liverpool.
According to reports from Le10 Sport, Wolves are also interested in signing him with Marseille needing money and their club president is willing to sell him provided they can offload him permanently.
Interesting choice
Should West Ham make a permanent offer for the Croatian?
Caleta-Car has established himself as a fantastic defender in the French league. A solid defender who has the ability to play accurate long balls would be a good addition to the Hammers side.
West Ham do need a striker this month who can complement Michail Antonio, the club’s only striker at the moment.
However, signing a defender is also necessary, even though Kurt Zouma is about to return from a long injury lay-off.
Angelo Ogbonna is likely to be out for the rest of the season while Issa Diop has been very inconsistent.
Caleta-Car has a contract at Marseille till next summer. French clubs are struggling financially and they have sold a lot of top players to Premier League clubs in recent windows.
Could Caleta-Car become their latest exodus? It remains to be seen whether the Hammers make a formal bid for him before 31 January.
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