The incredibly annoying reason why Carlos Soler to West Ham deal is being held up

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Carlos Soler has apparently being edging closer and closer to joining West Ham United over the past couple of weeks.

Carlos Soler is a wonderful footballer, so West Ham being linked with signing him is hugely exciting news for us fans.

It was claimed last week that negotiations between the Hammers and PSG for Carlos Soler were ‘progressing well’.

However, here we are a week later, and still no deal to bring the Spaniard to the London Stadium has been complete.

With just three days remaining before the transfer window slams shut, Julen Lopetegui must be concerned that the club might not manage to get a deal for Soler over the line.

And now we know exactly why the West Ham manager is being made to wait for the signing of the 27-year-old.

Annoying reason why Carlos Soler to West Ham is being held up

The Spaniard will completely transform the Hammers and the way that we play, if we manage to bring him to the London Stadium.

However, it seems like that is far from guaranteed right now unfortunately.

That’s because another player has thrown a spanner into the works.

According to a report from The Guardian, Hammers centre-back Nayef Aguerd refusing to leave West Ham right now is holding up a deal to bring Carlos Soler to the London Stadium.

That really is so frustrating. Aguerd is nowhere near good enough to play in the Premier League in my opinion.

He’s quite simply not suited to the physicality of the English game.

If the Morocco international ends up being the reason why we aren’t able to sign Soler, I will be absolutely fuming.

The 27-year-old PSG star is exceptionally gifted, and he would take our play through the middle of the pitch to another level entirely.

The Spaniard has been described as the ‘complete’ player (GFNS), and Soler has absolutely everything needed to succeed with the Hammers in the Premier League.

The silky midfielder bagged two goals and two assists in 24 Ligue 1 games for PSG last season, but only 12 of those appearances were starts.

Despite playing just 1,089 minutes in the league last season, the 27-year-old still averaged 30.8 passes per game, and registered a completion rate of 87.5% (Who Scored).

His ability on the ball and cool and composed nature makes him ideally suited to Lopetegui’s system, with the West Ham boss keen for his team to play out from the back and on into midfield.

Hopefully West Ham still manage to sign Carlos Soler before the transfer window closes. However, out chances of doing just that are clearly heavily dependant on Nayef Aguerd.