West Ham preparing move for Martin Braithwaite
The attacking department of the West Ham squad needs quality additions this summer.
It’s claimed by British media that West Ham are preparing move for Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite.
The Denmark international joined Barcelona from Leganés for a fee in the region of 18 million euros in February 2020. His contract expires in the summer of 2024.
The striker has featured in 26 matches for Barcelona this term, netting 6 goals and providing 2 assists in all competitions.
The 29-year-old is considered to be one of the best strikers in Denmark.
Braithwaite has also left his mark at the international stage after netting 7 goals in 46 senior appearances for the Denmark national team.
David Moyes wants to sign a new striker and Braithwaite is one of the names at the top of his wishlist.
The report claims that West Ham manager has extensively scouted Martin Braithwaite and is considering a move for the striker.
The Hammers will have funds to spend in the market and it will be interesting to see how they approach the summer transfer window.
The Denmark international provides a unique blend between a classic center-forward and the modern striker. His versatile nature can help the manager to be more flexible with the formations.
According to the report,”Braithwaite was one of the names mentioned as a potential target at the London Stadium in the build-up to the January transfer window. Now, that interest could be reignited. The report claims West Ham even spoke about Braithwaite in recent days, but it was too late to do a deal. However, they have agreed to continue negotiations with Barcelona. The La Liga giants refused to allow Braithwaite to leave in the summer due to Luis Suarez departing as well, but the situation could be different in a few months. It is claimed that Barcelona would be willing to sell Braithwaite at the end of the season. West Ham are willing to offer €15m plus add-ons, and Barca would accept this sum “without hesitation”. The Blaugrana are struggling financially, meaning this windfall would be most welcome – even though it is slightly less than what West Ham would have paid last summer. For his part, Braithwaite would be inclined to accept West Ham’s offer. While he was hesitant about moving to West Brom, the Hammers are in a much more appealing position. Therefore, if West Ham lodge a formal offer, they could be successful.”
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West Ham will have to come up with the right proposal to convince Braithwaite to join the club.
Barcelona are preparing to sell their striker should they receive right offer for him.
Good signing for West Ham?
The Premier League side must look to bring in a better striker and Braithwaite could be a good option for them.
Martin Braithwaite has all the skillset required to be a success story at West Ham. Therefore, it makes sense for David Moyes to step up his attempts to bring the Denmark striker to Premier League side.
Stylistically, he would be a great fit in West Ham.
It will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds in the summer.
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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.
