West Ham United target Ellyes Skhiri has handed in a transfer request according to a report from German publication BILD, with David Moyes keen to bring him to the London Stadium this summer.
Read also: Liverpool Echo make Declan Rice U-turn after final but their bias is still alive and kicking
Some Hammers fans are pleading with the club’s board to make this one happen.
Defensive midfield is certainly an area where West Ham boss Moyes needs to strengthen this summer.
More quality competition and cover is required for Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek.
And Cologne ace Ellyes Skhiri would be the absolutely perfect summer signing for the Hammers.
The 26-year-old covered more distance and made more tackles than any other player in Germany’s top flight last season according to the Bundesliga’s official website.
West Ham fans plead for Skhiri to be snapped up
German publication Express has claimed that the Hammers are leading the race for the £20 million rated Tunisia international.
He is the kind ion player that David Moys absolutely loves.
So it would be no surprise to see him turn up at the London Stadium this summer.
Read also: ‘Horrible stuff’: Jermaine Jenas blown away by Declan Rice live on air during England vs Italy
Some West Ham fans are absolutely desperate for it to happen…
Receive a digest of our best West Ham content each week direct to your mailbox
