West Ham United will be encouraged in their pursuit of prime David Moyes target Eberechi Eze after new comments from QPR boss Mark Warburton.
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West Ham have been heavily linked with a move for QPR’s star player when the transfer window opens next week.
Moyes was spotted scouting Eze in the 4-3 win over Millwall last weekend.
Eze Moyes’s top target – report
And The Evening Standard claims Moyes has made Eze his top West Ham target.
The report says QPR value Eze at £20million.
But given the financial impact of Covid-19 on the transfer market and the club’s need to sell, they are likely to accept a lower figure and will not stand in his way of fulfilling a dream move to the Premier League.
Now there is good news for the Hammers from Eze’s manager Warburton.
Warburton hailed the playmaker as ‘special’ and praised his mental strength amid all the speculation linking him with West Ham and other Premier League sides (West London Sport).
Warburton comments bode well for West Ham
And crucially Warburton admitted the west Londoners may well have to sell the 22-year-old star.
“He’s a very special player,” Warburton told West London Sport after his side finished 13th with a draw against promoted West Brom on the final day, a game in which Eze added another stunning goal to his haul of 14 this season.
“He’s worked so hard and for a young guy to deal with the headlines as he has – it’s very easy to distract a young player – I’m delighted for him and the manner he’s dealt with some of the pressures.
“Whatever happens happens. But if any player leaves QPR – and this is the key point – they leave on QPR’s terms. That’s what people have to realise.
‘Every player has got a price’
“Every player in the world has got a price, whoever they are. If that valuation is met then everyone should win. But if we lose one or two it’s on QPR’s terms, that’s for sure.”
Those terms could very much involve West Ham striker flop Jordan Hugill.
West Ham sent Hugill on loan to QPR this season where he scored 15 goals in 41 games.
And the Hammers could use Hugill – valued at around £5million – as a makeweight in any approach for Eze.
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