West Ham are stepping up their pastime in James Ward-Prowse and are ready to clean negotiations with Southampton over the midfielder by means of letting Flynn Downes transfer in the other way.
Southampton will combat to carry directly to their best possible gamers after relegation and are just about promoting Tino Livramento to Newcastle for roughly £30m. The 20-year-old right-back moved to St Mary’s from Chelsea two years in the past and is are compatible after lacking a lot of final season with a knee harm.
Chelsea inserted a buyback clause after they bought Livramento, who can play on each flanks, however he’s anticipated to observe Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes in becoming a member of Newcastle as Eddie Howe prepares his squad for the Champions League.
Southampton are prone to lose Ward-Prowse, who may just value no less than £40m. West Ham need two midfielders after promoting Declan Rice for £105m and David Moyes is eager to herald gamers with Premier League revel in. The supervisor, who has had a £45m bid for João Palhinha rejected by means of Fulham, has wavered over a transfer for the Monaco midfielder, Youssouf Fofana.
Ward-Prowse is confirmed within the Premier League and Moyes is keen on the 28-year-old’s set-piece experience. It is known Ward-Prowse is within the transfer, even though West Ham are but to publish a bid.
Fulham also are concerned with Ward-Prowse, who has 11 England caps, however West Ham may just spice up their probabilities of signing him by means of sending Downes to Southampton. Downes has made little affect since leaving Swansea final summer season however the midfielder has admirers at Southampton.
Other choices for West Ham in midfield come with Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, Juventus’s Denis Zakaria, Manchester United’s Scott McTominay and Everton’s Amadou Onana. Moyes will even imagine signing a striker and keeps an pastime in Armando Broja. The Chelsea participant, who’s getting better from a long-term knee harm, nearly joined West Ham final summer season.
The Hammers are just about profitable the race to signal Carlos Borges from Manchester City. They have presented £14m for the 19-year-old winger, who has additionally been focused by means of Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt, and the deal might be finished quickly.