da aposte e ganhe: According to reports from The Daily Mail, West Ham are preparing a £25million transfer bid for Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder William Carvalho.
da esoccer bet: The 37-cap Portugal international, who was victorious with his country at last summer’s European Championship, has been targeted by Premier League clubs countless times before without a move to England materialising, and the Hammers appear to be the latest club eyeing up his services.
It seems like the right signing as well; the arrivals of Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez, Joe Hart and Pablo Zabaleta have exposed the central midfield area as a sudden weak link in the Hammers’ starting line-up.
But it’s certainly curious that so many top Premier League clubs essentially decided Carvalho wasn’t worth his £39.5million release clause, so are the Hammers on the verge of swooping for a transfer dud?
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