West Ham United transfer news as update emerges on Jonathan Tah post Manchester United ace Harry Maguire development
West Ham are confident of bringing in a new defender younger than Manchester United ace Harry Maguire by Friday evening, according to Claret and Hugh.
The reliable Hammers news website reported on Tuesday (15 August) that they had “great confidence” of bringing in someone in the next 71 hours, which is by the evening on 18 August.
That new defender is believed to be Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah, the 27-year-old Germany international, who’s been on the Irons’ radar for a while.
Get it done
The Maguire pursuit was an extremely tiresome one and it feels like the club are now over it and it’s a good thing in hindsight.
The England international did not look like he was ever serious about his move to the London Stadium and that’s how things have panned out.
He seems happier to stay at Old Trafford and warm the bench despite being extremely unpopular among the fanbase and not really rated by the manager.
Tah is a younger option and comes without the baggage that the England international would so that’s only a good thing for the Hammers.
David Moyes needs to move away from wanting just Premier League proven homegrown players and Tah is the perfect option for him.
He can be the first choice option for the better part of this decade and even after Moyes has gone, he can still be at the club.
In other West Ham news, the club have now opened advanced talks with a Premier League player who appears to be open on leaving his side this summer.