Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is prepared to sell alleged West Ham target Brahim Diaz this summer, according to a report from Spanish publication AS.
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According to a report from the Mirror (Sunday July 26th, page 77) Hammers boss David Moyes is keen to bring the 21-year-old attacking midfielder to the London Stadium this summer.
And signing Diaz would be quite the coup for West Ham.
The 20-year-old joined Los Blancos from Manchester City in January 2019 for around £15 million (BBC).
The talented young Spanish midfielder, who can also play on either wing, has racked up two goals and three assists in 21 senior games for Madrid (Transfermarkt).
He has only been given 60 minutes of La Liga action this season, however (Who Scored). So perhaps a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu is needed in order for him to gain more regular first-team action and to help fulfil his potential.
Diaz clearly has a lot of talent. Before he left Manchester City for Madrid, Pep Guardiola told the BBC that he would do absolutely everything to keep the Spaniard at the Etihad:
“The case of Brahim is very simple. We want him to stay. We want to extend his contract for four or five years and we’ll do absolutely everything to keep him here. But, as I said before, it’s in his hands.”
So the 21-year-old is clearly very highly regarded in the game. Whether Moyes can tempt him into a move to West Ham, however, remains to be seen.
And more importantly, the Scot will have to convince the Hammers owners to part with a substantial amount of cash in order to prise Diaz away from the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.
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