West Ham make approach to beat Rangers to new midfielder transfer
West Ham United are on course to be the busiest Premier League side in the January transfer window.
Pablo and Taty Castellanos have already signed for over £40million, with Nuno Espirito Santo trying everything to avoid relegation.
With the Irons seven points from safety in the Premier League, West Ham are not stopping there.
Lucas Paqueta could leave before the 2 February deadline, opening the door for another new midfielder to step through the London Stadium doors.
West Ham make move to sign Dan Neil
West Ham have already been embarrassed by the likes of Sunderland and Leeds this season, losing to both away from home.
Now, they are even looking at fringe players from newly-promoted sides.
Ben Jacobs has reported that the Hammers have made an approach to sign Dan Neil from Sunderland, with the midfielder’s contract expiring at the end of the season.
It is said that there is significant interest in the Black Cats’ former captain, with Rangers one of those to have made a move in recent days.
Dan Neil desperate at Sunderland – Can West Ham save him?
Neil has been cast out into the shadows at the Stadium of Light since promotion, despite captaining his club to the Premier League.
Granit Xhaka has replaced him, and that is just the brutal reality of football.
West Ham themselves are desperate to stay in the Premier League after years of mismanagement, but this deal would show just how low they have fallen.
The Premier League table makes for dreadful reading right now, and with games against Tottenham, Chelsea and Sunderland all coming up, it’s not getting any easier.
Neil has only played 13 minutes in the Premier League this season, so he certainly doesn’t look like the saviour on paper, but these times may call for desperate measures.
Rangers offer a shot at the Scottish Premiership title and, therefore, qualification to the Champions League; this one may be a tough sell for Nuno and the Hammers.
That’s how bad it has become.
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