Reliable West Ham United insider ExWHUemployee has claimed the club’s interest in Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is genuine.
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West Ham are the only club in the Premier League not to have signed a new player this summer.
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Meanwhile West Ham’s Prem rivals have taken spending past the £1 billion mark.
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Things have been deathly quiet of late on West Ham transfers.
But it has sprung into life in recent days with Chelsea midfielder Loftus Cheek the latest linked with a move across London (The Guardian).
West Ham fans are always sceptical whenever they are linked with a player.
But popular Twitter and podcast personality ExWHUemployee has confirmed the reports about Loftus-Cheek.
And his reliable word on transfers is given extra weight after he revealed a host of Chelsea transfer news this season too.
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“We are keen on him yes,” ExWHUemployee said on Twitter when asked about West Ham’s interest in the Chelsea midfielder.
Whether West Ham get their man or not remains to be seen.
David Moyes told the press last week that while his priority is defenders, he also wants to try and sign another midfielder (whufc.com).
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So West Ham’s interest in Loftus-Cheek adds up. The England midfielder is still only 24 and that would be the perfect age in line with Moyes’s policy.
A bid for Loftus-Cheek could present some problems for West Ham, though.
Do the Hammers really want to be going near Chelsea for anyone given the Blues’s long-standing interest in Declan Rice (Metro).
The transfer window closes in 10 days’s time on October 5h.
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