West Ham United and Arsenal have been intrinsically linked throughout the January transfer window already.
Jobe Bellingham is now said to be on the radars of both West Ham and Arsenal.
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And the 19-year-old Sunderland midfielder is the latest in a long line of players being linked with both clubs.
Arsenal are already trying to hijack the Hammers’ move to sign Evan Ferguson, whilst the Gunners and the Hammers are said to be chasing the signing of Randal Kolo Muani.
It will be incredibly difficult for West Ham to beat Arsenal to any of those players.
Now we face competition from the north London outfit in the race to sign Bellingham.
Arsenal want to sign Jobe Bellingham in catastrophic blow for West Ham
Described as ‘unbelievable’ by Second Tier podcast, Bellingham really is a uniquely gifted talent.
He has absolutely everything needed to go on and become a real star of the game.
The 19-year-old has bagged four goals and three assists in 22 Championship games for Sunderland so far this season. He has energy, athleticism and ball carrying ability in abundance.
He is an exceptionally gifted player from a technical perspective as well.
Whilst Bellingham may have been overshadowed by his older brother Jude so far in his career, he is a fantastic player in his own right.
According to a report from Gunners insider Con Harrison, Arsenal want to bring Bellingham to The Emirates.
That’s obviously terrible news for the Hammers, with Lopetegui keen to sign the 19-year-old brother of Jude Bellingham.
The Sunderland starlet has absolutely everything we need right now.
And if Arsenal beat us to his signature it will be a very big blow indeed.
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