West Ham United: Nottingham Forest put Said Benrahma on transfer radar
Newly-promoted Nottingham Forest are interested in signing West Ham United attacking midfielder Said Benrahma, according to The Guardian.
The Algerian international was a regular feature of the Irons’ side last season, playing 48 games in all competitions, scoring 11 times with eight of them coming in the Premier League.
But David Moyes wants improvements in that position and to make them, h may have to sell one of two already at the London Stadium and the 26-year-old could be one of them.
Steve Cooper has already snatched Jesse Lingard away from the Hammers this summer and now could be set to make a bid for Benrahma with West Ham willing to sell for the right price.
Croatian international Nikola Vlasic could also head out of the Rush Green door this summer after he failed to make an impact on the side following his £25million move last summer.
Careful
A new spark to relight the fire of the attacking midfield would be very welcome at the London Stadium but Moyes has to be careful not to sell his current firestarters before getting a new one.
If Forest were to come in and take Benrahma to Nottinghamshire then Vlasic would almost have to play a reasonable part in proceedings but he too is on the chopping block.
Manuel Lanzini and Pablo Fornals make things a little easier in terms of a first-team choice but depth is the biggest problem at West Ham as they found out towards the end of last season.
They need to get a deal at least 85 per cent done for a new arrival before they can safely tell the Algerian he can go – if he wants to – and begin talks with Forest.
Benrahma may not even want to go there with Lingard likely to control that attacking midfield position but West Ham won’t be standing in his way if a big offer comes in.