West Ham United want to sign Lille duo Leny Yoro and Tiago Santos ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham
West Ham United are interested in the signatures of Lille duo Leny Yoro and Tiago Santos, according to TEAMtalk.
The publication reported on its website on Monday (4 December) that Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are also showing interest.
TEAMtalk added that the Ligue 1 pair have received glowing reports from scouts of the interested Premier League clubs.
“A pair of Lille defenders are courting heavyweight interest from Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham, TEAMtalk can exclusively reveal.
“Two of Lille’s younger players in particular who are beginning to attract interest from England’s elite are Leny Yoro and Tiago Santos.
“Yoro is understood to be viewed slightly more favourably than Santos despite being the younger of the pair, though both players have received glowing reports from the scouts of the interested English sides.”
New faces incoming?
West Ham certainly came under the spotlight in the summer transfer window, with the East London club facing an uphill task from the very beginning as Declan Rice left for Premier League rivals Arsenal.
The Hammers were always going to lose the England international after his standout displays in claret and blue, meaning there was definitely work going on behind the scenes to find a suitable replacement.
And the scouts at the club didn’t let West Ham down, with Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse arriving from Ajax and Southampton respectively.
Alvarez’s Ajax teammate Mohammed Kudus also joined the setup, with all three players immediately hitting the ground running at the London Stadium.
But could there be further new faces incoming soon? Both youngsters would be brought in to help out at the back, with Yoro a central defender and Santos a right-back. The former is just 18, while the latter is 21.
In other West Ham news, a Sky Sports pundit was stunned by what one Hammers ace did in the first half against Crystal Palace.