West Ham have already started to ramp up their January transfer plans and want to bring in a defender from a Champions League club.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been threadbare at the back and are looking to shore up their backline in the coming weeks.
They have conceded 29 goals in the Premier League this season, with the only two sides below them, Burnley and Wolves, conceding more.
Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesNathaniel Brown on West Ham’s radar as he shines vs Barcelona
According to TEAMtalk, the Hammers are among a host of teams keen on signing Nathaniel Brown in January.
The 22-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt left-back is also wanted by Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City.
Nathaniel Brown has been lauded by Frankfurt’s Sporting director. What does his potential arrival mean for El Hadji Malick Diouf?
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It’s understood that it is only a matter of time before the Germany international arrives in England.
Brown impressed against Barcelona and provided an assist in his side’s 2-1 defeat at the Camp Nou in the Champions League.
He is averaging four tackles per game in Europe’s elite club competition, which is one of the highest tallies.
The Frankfurt defender was on the Hammers’ radar early on, but they will now have to fend off competition from some of England’s top teams to secure his services.
If the German side are to part ways with him, they would want a fee north of £50million.
Which position do West Ham need to strengthen the most and why? Who is your dream January signing?
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Is El Hadji Malick Diouf’s place in the starting eleven in doubt?
West Ham signed El Hadji Malick Diouf in the summer and the decision to bring him to the club has paid off.
Left-back was an area that needed addressing and the Senegal international’s signing has certainly achieved that.
If West Ham are seriously considering signing an upgrade, the plan could be to move Diouf to a more advanced position.
He has already shown just how effective he can be in the final third, and having a left-footed left-winger may give Nuno’s side a different dimension in attack.
That being said, Brown appears to be extremely expensive, and with other big teams lurking, he will ask for significant wages, too.
Signing another centre-back and a striker appear to be the priorities in January, and they are unlikely to waste money on a position they are already pretty strong.
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