Presenter ExWHUemployee has revealed West Ham United have an interest in signing left-sided defender Levi Colwill.
Despite not buying anyone in the past January transfer market, it’s no secret that the Hammers were on the lookout for a new centre-back, with a number of names being linked with the club at various times.
And now, with a mind to perhaps making a move for someone in the summer, Ex has claimed the club may try and sign Colwill, who is currently on loan with Championship side Huddersfield Town – though his parent club is Chelsea.
Speaking on The West Ham Way podcast, he said: “A guy at Huddersfield, who is on loan to Huddersfield as well, called Levi Colwill.
“He is a centre-back, he’s a left-sided centre-back, so is obviously someone in a specific position that we really want.
“He’s on loan from Chelsea, so whether Chelsea would be prepared to sell him, I don’t know.”
TIF Thoughts on Levi Colwill and West Ham…
This season, Kurt Zouma, Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, and Angelo Ogbonna have been the regularly relied-upon options in the heart of David Moyes’ defence. However, with plenty of doubt surrounding Zouma for the incident involving his cat, and with Ogbonna still out with a significant injury, it would make sense for the club to look into another option in that part of the pitch.
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While Colwill is yet to play a senior game for Chelsea, he has already played 21 times with the Terriers during his loan spell, despite still only being 18 years old.
That he hasn’t been given a chance in the first team under Thomas Tuchel could mean he may feel opportunities would be easier to come by elsewhere. Though, of course, at such a young age, he may be in no rush to leave Chelsea just yet.
Interestingly, the central defender learned a lot off Thiago Silva when training with him and Chelsea’s first team.
But if West Ham do come in with a formal offer, it would be interesting to see how the player and his parent club react. As Ex says, it’s hard to know if the Blues would do business with a Premier League rival like the Hammers.
In other news: Big surprise: West Ham star linked with exit is worth way less than Moyes claimed – opinion