West Ham United favourites to sign Burnley star Josh Brownhill, now ready to make move – report
West Ham United are now the favourites to sign Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill, according to 90min.
The online source have reported on their website that David Moyes is ready to make a move after 18 months of tracking the midfield maestro.
It is shared that a deal is likely regardless of whether Burnley stay in the Premier League, and could be worth up to £15million.
With Mark Noble retiring and Alex Kral likely returning to Spartak Moscow after his loan spell, midfield reinforcements are needed.
The Irons will need to move quickly despite being favourites to get this deal over the line with numerous clubs waiting to pounce.
Current Premier League sides Leeds United, Everton, Aston Villa and Wolves are all said to be interested.
Promoted duo Fulham and Bournemouth are also in the race for Brownhill who has plenty of options moving into the summer.
Favourites.
Moyes has had his team watching Brownhill for quite some time now, and it looks as though he is ready to make his move.
This would be a smart move, with a guaranteed starter not necessarily needed given that Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek are our main two.
The Irons have had no chance to really rotate that duo though with our lack of options, and Brownhill coming in would help that workload massively.
West Ham also have the draw of our recent European exploits to convince players that the London Stadium is the right place to be.
A bid is said to be coming this summer and it looks as though we are going to test the resolve of Burnley who may be left with no option but to sell.
Brownhill is currently playing a key role in the Premier League relegation battle, so we probably won’t hear anything on this until after the season is over.
Get this one done, it is smart business.
In other West Ham United news, Yaya Toure has said he would be open to helping this Irons star improve to the next level
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