West Ham United appear to be set on who the next player to arrive at the London Stadium will be, with a personal terms agreed for our third summer signing.
Julen Lopetegui has already brought two new signings to West Ham this summer, in the form of Brazilian teenage winger Luis Guilherme and experienced goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.
The Hammers boss is keen to bring in six top quality new signings this summer, so his work is clearly far from finished.
I personally think the Spaniard needs to bring in even more new arrivals than that, if he’s to oversee some genuine progress at the London Stadium.
West Ham need to sign a centre-back, a striker, a defensive midfielder, a left winger and probably a couple of full-backs as well, depending on potential outgoings.
It has certainly been a decent start to the summer transfer window for West Ham, but Lopetegui really needs to kick his business into gear now, with our pre-season campaign set to start in around three week’s time.
Another new signing could be on route to the Hammers imminently, but one final detail needs to be addressed it seems…
West Ham agree personal terms for 3rd summer signing
Lopetegui and Tim Stiedten are working around the clock to get the Hammers squad up to scratch ahead of the new Premier League season.
In order to be competitive on all fronts next term, the Hammers boss needs to bring in another four or five top-class players at the very least.
And it seems as though a deal for one player in particular is on the verge of being done, but there’s a very big problem indeed…
According to a report from Fanatik, West Ham have actually agreed personal terms with Vitoria de Guimaraes winger Jota Silva.
However, the Portuguese outfit’s £17 million asking price for the 24-year-old is proving to be a potential sticking point for the Hammers.
It was actually claimed yesterday that West Ham had pulled out of the race to sign the right-footed left winger.
However, that doesn’t appear to be the case at all. I think Silva is someone who we should be going all out to sign this summer – he’s absolutely perfect for us.
Silva possesses pace in abundance, a wicked shot, exceptional technical ability and is an extremely hard worker.
The attacker was in fine form out in Portugal last season, with 15 goals and seven assists to his name for Vitoria de Guimaraes.
And if West Ham can agree a fee with Vitoria de Guimaraes, it seems like Jota Silva will become Lopetegui’s third summer signing.
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