West Ham could be about to make a big Joao Palhinha mistake unless David Moyes moves on

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West Ham would be absolutely crazy to pay more than £40 million for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha this summer.

The Sun claim that West Ham have just had a £40 million bid rejected for Joao Palhinha.

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West Ham have allegedly been chasing the 28-year-old Fulham man all summer long.

Hammers boss David Moyes needs to sign a top-class defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window.

However, I think the Scot needs to walk away from the Palhinha chase right now…

West Ham could be about to make a big Joao Palhinha mistake unless David Moyes moves on

There is absolutely no way that the Hammers should be paying anything more than £40 million for the Portuguese midfielder.

There are other players available with not just more quality, but youth on their side as well.

Here’s the kicker…I’m not actually saying that Fulham are wrong to be demanding so much money for Palhinha.

The 28-year-old is a vital player for them, and he still has four years remaining on his deal at Craven Cottage. Fulham have the option to extend his contract by a further 12 months as well, so they have absolutely every right to demand what they want for the Portugal international.

In other words, he’s priceless to them.

However, there is far better value to be had for West Ham in this market. Sofyan Amrabat, Khephren Thuram and Ibrahim Sangare could all be signed for less than Fulham’s £60 million asking price for Palhinha (Daily Mail).

£40 million would be the absolute maximum that I think West Ham should be paying for the hard-working and tenacious tackling midfielder.

West Ham have to be smart with how we replace Declan Rice and in my opinion, signing Joao Palhinha would not be the right way to go.

Moyes needs to move on and eye up other targets now.

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