West Ham United and Tottenham go head to head in battle to sign Adarabioyo amid Fulham news
West Ham are one of many sides interested in signing Tosin Adarabioyo as his contract runs down at Fulham, according to the Daily Mirror.
The newspaper reported on Sunday (14 April, page 70) that Tottenham, AC Milan and Monaco are set to challenge the Hammers for his signature.
It has been a positive campaign for the Englishman which has seen the Cottagers become desperate to tie him down to a new contract. Despite this, Adarabioyo appears to be ready for pastures new with interest from the Premier League and beyond.
With European competition in mind, the defender would qualify as a homegrown player which Ryan Taylor’s report said would be “of added importance for Spurs and West Ham,” who are now set to go head-to-head in a battle to sign him.
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The Fulham man has performed well this campaign such is Marco Silva’s desperation to get him tied down to a new deal.
Adarabioyo has featured in 18 games this season in a positive campaign for the Cottagers. This sees them sitting in 13th spot having conceded 51 goals in their 32 games so far.
Alongside Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey and Tim Ream the Englishman has helped form a solid base in West London.
West Ham have had a positive campaign themselves which sees them fighting for yet another European place for next season.
The Hammers have conceded 56 goals of their own [FotMob] and appear to be heavily interested in adding the centre back to their squad.
Angelo Ogbonna has hardly featured, Nayef Aguerd has had injury concerns and in recent weeks Kurt Zouma and Konstantinos Mavropanos have formed a partnership.
With the Moroccan international only just returning from injury and linked with a move away from the club, a new option could be considered.
With 5.01 clearances, 3.16 aerials won and 1.32 interceptions per 90 this season, Adarabioyo has been defensively solid this campaign [Fbref].
On a free transfer, he could prove to be one of the best signings the club could make this summer.
In other West Ham news, on-loan midfielder Flynn Downes scored a controversial goal for Southampton.
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