West Ham United are allegedly keen to sign Mainz centre-back Jeremiah St Juste in the summer transfer window.
That’s according to a report from BILD journalist Christian Falk who claims that the Hammers could face competition from Leicester City for the 25-year-old’s signature.
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West Ham manager David Moyes desperately needs to bolster his central defensive ranks at the London Stadium this summer.
Angelo Ogbonna is still out with an ACL injury and will be 34 before the start of next season. Meanwhile, Craig Dawson will be 32 next month and Issa Diop could be set to leave the London Stadium (Foot Mercato).
And it seems as though Moyes has a plan up his sleeve to strengthen his options at the heart of defence…
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BILD journalist Christian Falk reckon that the Hammers are keeping tabs on the 25-year-old Dutchman ahead of the summer transfer window:
We think that the 25-year-old defender would be a very useful addition to Moyes’s ranks at the London Stadium this summer.
St. Juste could be available for just €12 million (£10 million) this summer according to Buli News.
When coming up through the ranks, he was described as a ‘sensational’ defender by The Daily Star. And he has since gone on from strength to strength.
In eight Bundesliga appearances for Mainz this season, St. Juste has averaged 1.6 tackles, 1.8 interceptions and 1.6 clearances. He’s also averaged three successful aerial duels per match (Who Scored).
Standing at 6ft tall, St. Juste isn’t the biggest of centre-backs but he is unbelievably strong in the tackle and incredibly quick along the ground.
In fact, he is the Bundesliga’s fastest player (BILD journalist Christian Falk).
St. Juste has a great leap as well and is very strong in the air despite the fact that he isn’t the biggest of defenders.
Signing the Mainz ace for just £10 million would be an unbelievably good deal for West Ham and we’d be delighted if David Moyes brings him to the London Stadium this summer.
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