West Ham are keen to sign Wolves ace Owen Otasowie this summer according to a report from Voetbalkrant.
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Central midfield is certainly an area at the London Stadium where Hammers boss David Moyes would like to strengthen before the transfer window slams shut.
The Scot needs to provide more quality cover for Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice and Mark Noble.
West Ham do have Conor Coventry of course but the jury is still out as to whether he will be able to make an impact for us in the Premier League this season.
West Ham chasing Wolves ace Owen Otasowie
Voetbalkrant reckon that the Hammers want to sign the 20-year-old midfielder this summer.
We could face competition from Everton and Club Brugges for his signature, however.
The Athletic’s Tim Spiers reckons Wolves value the midfielder at around £5 million.
Otasowie is very talented. He is a highly energetic, dynamic and athletic midfield player.
He seems to possess all of the attributes that David Moyes looks for in a central midfielder.
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And signing the Wolves ace for just £5 million may well be seen as somewhat of a coup for West Ham.
He has only made seven senior appearances for Wolves, however. So he will surely be viewed as a signing for the future rather than for the here and now.
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