West Ham United are reportedly closing in on one big signing, and it looks as though they’re not done yet in the January transfer window.
Throughout Tuesday, we’ve had numerous reports suggesting the Hammers have agreed a loan deal for Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips.
Now, we’re getting reports linking West Ham with an attacking player, with David Moyes eager to bolster his front line before the window shuts.
According to Dharmesh Sheth of Sky Sports and the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel, the Hammers are now actively in talks over Ibrahim Osman.
Both reporters claimed on their respective X feeds that West Ham have opened talks with Nordsjaelland over a deal for the 19-year-old attacker.
Sheth elaborated by saying the Hammers are specifically looking to strike a permanent deal for Osman.
The Ghana youth international came through the Right to Dream academy from which West Ham fan favourite Mohammed Kudus also graduated.
West Ham target Ibrahim Osman likened to Vinicius Jr
Osman has gone from strength to strength in Denmark, clocking up 39 competitive appearances for Nordsjaelland, registering four goals and five assists.
In terms of his style of play, Jacek Kulig of Football Talent Scout compared the reported Hammers target to Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Jr.
Kulig also listed pace, acceleration, dynamism, dribbling, ball control, creativity, agility and bravery as Osman’s main strengths.
In terms of a ballpark price tag, Ben Jacobs recently claimed on X that Nordsjaelland “expect at least €15m (£13m) and may hold out for €20m (£17m).”
This is yet another exciting development for West Ham, who look set to bring in one of England’s top midfielders and are also seemingly after a top attacking talent.
Let’s see in the coming days whether we get any more developments on this front. Fingers crossed a certain Italian journalist drops three words on the subject.
