West Ham United make emphatic Jhon Duran transfer decision amid Aston Villa controversy
West Ham are ready to abandon the signing of Jhon Duran as they struggle to strike a deal with Aston Villa, according to Sean Whetstone.
The journalist reported via his West Ham Football X account [27 June] that the Hammers could pursue other striker targets instead, with Villa valuing their player at £40million and are unwilling to budge.
Julen Lopetegui’s side had their latest bid rejected, offering £32million plus a sell-on clause and Lewis Orford in a player-plus-cash deal [Fabrizio Romano], which could be the final straw.
West Ham United ready to ditch Jhon Duran deal
Fans have become frustrated with some of the transfer reports circulating the London Stadium despite the signings of Wolves’ captain Max KIlman, 18-year-old Luis Guilherme and Wes Foderingham as a free agent.
While those three players could be important for the new manager next season, many fans are underwhelmed by the incomings so far, with the lack of European football potentially coming back to bite the club.
The Irons started the transfer window quickly, with Tim Steidten jetting out to Brazil to get a deal done for Flamengo’s Fabricio Bruno before the transfer collapsed dramatically on the player’s side [ESPN Brazil].
Fans were starting to get excited once again when being linked with Bayern Munich’s Noussair Mazraoui, a potential deal that has now collapsed due to a disagreement over the agent fee [Florian Plettenberg].
Villa’s 20-year-old striker looked set to join the club, having burned his bridges at Villa Park during a social media livestream, but he could now be left in a sticky situation after pushing to become a Hammer.
With David Moyes’ side finishing ninth in the Premier League table last term, fans expected more deals to be done by this point in the transfer window. The only positive is that there is a lot of time remaining.
In other West Ham news, Tim Steidten must own up to criticism after the latest transfer news at the London Stadium.
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