Presenter ExWHUemployee has revealed West Ham United are trying to sign a couple of young Brazilian players in the near future.
In recent times, the Premier League club have made some pretty notable moves in the transfer market. For instance, in the summer they spent a club-record £51m fee to land Lucas Paqueta from Lyon.
It looks as though the next ploy for West Ham, however, is to try and target some less-known talents – although they have retained an interest in players from the same part of the World.
Indeed, according to Ex, head of recruitment Rob Newman has been in Brazil, where Paqueta is also from, in an attempt to sign a few South Americans to London.
Talking on The West Ham Way podcast, the presenter explained (14:05): “Rob Newman went to Brazil, so we’re going to be linked with Brazilian players for a while now, afterwards.
“We are trying to get a couple over the line, young Brazilian players to develop.”
TIF Thoughts on West Ham and their transfer plan…
As alluded to before, West Ham have been pretty keen to splash the cash on some high-profile transfers in recent times. On top of Paqueta, they also spent big on the likes of Gianluca Scamacca, Nayef Aguerd, Maxwel Cornet, Thilo Kehrer and others.
However, that approach hasn’t necessarily translated into success on the pitch however. Indeed, at this stage in the Premier League, the Hammers languish down in 16th place.
And so, perhaps the board are planning a more low-key approach to future deals and thus has asked Newman and his scouts to discover a few bargains in Brazil. It certainly seems as though a few South American names may emerge as notable links in the near future.
For instance, one player who already has been tipped to make a move is 20-year-old defender Luizao who currently plays for Sao Paulo.
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