A winner has been named in the West Ham and Wolves transfer race to sign Bristol City midfielder Alex Scott, according to Six Foot Two.
The reliable London Stadium insiders claim [18 July] that the Hammers have lost out to their Premier League counterparts who will be signing the 19-year-old.
Two Wolves bids of around £20million have been turned down but there’s a feeling that £25million will seal the deal for them.
It’s good that the Hammers are not paying that kind of money for a teenager not proven outside the Championship.
It’s evident, given that that they’ve not yet tabled a bid for him, that they are not willing to go all out to secure the player likened to Jack Grealish.
David Moyes will be looking at one or perhaps two midfielders this summer after the departure of Declan Rice but he will not be signing Scott.
It remains to be seen if Joao Palhinha from Fulham is high up on his priority list as they need someone in that profile to replace the Englishman.
He will be ideal if they manage to bring in another ball player alongside him and that will see Lucas Paqueta also playing with more freedom.
The Hammers need to prove that they’re canny in the transfer window and need to start making some quick moves sooner rather than later.
Newcastle have launched an enquiry into signing West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta this summer, according to Six Foot Two.
The reliable website on all things London Stadium wrote [15 July] that the Brazilian’s new agent may engineer a move to St James’ Park.
He recently changed his agent and will now be represented by TFM Agency which is 50% owned by Roc Nation, founded by rapper Jay-Z.
There could be a sizeable offer that Newcastle make to Paqueta which he feels is too hard to turn down.
He only moved to the London Stadium last summer and does not have the same kind of loyalty a player who’s been there for years would.
