West Ham United are chasing the signing of one of the Premier League’s most rapid right-backs in the January transfer window.
According to Football Transfers, West Ham boss David Moyes is looking to make a big upgrade on Vladimir Coufal in the January window.
The 31-year-old is a decent right-back, and could still sign a new 12-month extension, but Moyes definitely needs to bring in someone younger, quicker and more athletic.
And it seems as though the Hammers manager has someone very specific in mind ahead of the January window.
West Ham are thought to be actively trying to sign Wolves right-back Nelson Semedo, according to Football Transfers.
And if the Hammers do sign the Portuguese defender this winter, it will almost certainly spell the end of Coufal being our first choice right-back…
West Ham eyeing January window right-back swoop
Now, I truly believe that the Wolves star would be a huge upgrade on Coufal. He’s certainly better going forward than the 31-year-old Czech Republic international, and he’s on another planet when it comes to his pace and incredible acceleration.
Squawka compiled a list of the Premier League’s fastest defenders last season, and Semedo, 30, featured very high in the standings.
Whilst he was fifth on the list of the fastest defenders, he was actually the third fastest right-back, behind only Kyle Walker and Diogo Dalot.
Now, my one problem with signing Semedo is the fact that he’s 30. I would much prefer Moyes to move for someone like Aaron Wan-Bissaka. That said, the former Barcelona man certainly hasn’t been slowing down with age, and still possesses his blistering pace.
He would make us so much more of a threat down the right hand side, with his ability to overlap Jarrod Bowen.
Semedo will be out of contract at Molineux in the summer of 2025, so this January and next summer will be the final two opportunities Wolves have to sell him for a decent fee, if he doesn’t sign a new deal of course.
And if West Ham manage to sign him in the January window, I think he’ll be a superb addition to Moyes’s ranks at the London Stadium.
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