West Ham United have made a transfer of their bid to convey Attila Szalai to the London Stadium this summer time.
What’s the speak?
That’s in keeping with Omer Celikbasli, with the SPOR journalist revealing in a latest submit on Twitter that Rob Newman has now tabled a €12m (£10m) bid for the Fenerbahce SK centre-back, a suggestion which the Tremendous Lig facet are stalling on earlier than getting again to the Hammers with a solution.
In his submit, the Turkish journalist stated: “West Ham United made their provide for Attila Szalai and was placed on maintain.”
Perfect Diop alternative
With Issa Diop on track to hitch Fulham in a £15m deal, along with the truth that, at current, Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson are all sidelined as a consequence of damage, it’s not troublesome to see why Moyes seems eager so as to add a brand new centre-back to his first workforce squad previous to September’s switch deadline.
And, whereas Szalai might not precisely be a family identify in England, the 24-year-old would undoubtedly be a perfect alternative for the outbound Diop forward of the majority of West Ham’s 2022/23 marketing campaign.
Certainly, over his 31 Tremendous Lig appearances for Fenerbahce final season, the £10.8m-rated expertise demonstrated his solidity on the again, serving to his facet preserve 5 clear sheets, in addition to making a median of 1.1 tackles, 1.2 interceptions, 2.0 clearances and profitable 2.7 duels per recreation.
For comparability, over Diop’s 13 Premier League fixtures in 2021/22, the £9m-rated Frenchman helped Moyes’ facet preserve simply two clear sheets, in addition to making a median of 0.8 tackles, 0.5 interceptions, 3.2 clearances and profitable 2.4 duels per recreation.
The £14k-per-week defender who has been branded the “Hungarian Virgil van Dijk” additionally impressed going forwards final trip, scoring one purpose, registering two assists and creating three massive probabilities for his teammates.
These returns noticed the left-footer – who also can function on the left of a again three and at left-back – common a SofaScore match ranking of 6.78, a lot bettering Diop’s 6.69 common ranking for the Hammers final time period.
As such, it’s clear to see that Szalai would certainly be one thing of an ideal alternative for Diop in Moyes’ West Ham squad, particularly contemplating the 24-year-old may value considerably lower than the £15m charge the Irons look set to herald for the 25-year-old former French youth worldwide.
