The remaining 19 days of the January transfer window will be crucial to West Ham United’s hopes of avoiding relegation.
Things are looking pretty bleak for West Ham right now, but the January transfer window is a real opportunity for Nuno Espirito Santo to turn things around.
West Ham have been active in the market during the January transfer window but more signings are required.
Signing a new centre-back now seems to be West Ham’s priority, and rightly so.
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The Hammers have conceded more goals in the Premier League than any other club this season.
Now Nuno appears to have finally settled on a target who would be a major upgrade on what he currently has at his disposal.
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Konstantinos Mavropanos is currently out injury but even when he’s fit he has proven to be nowhere near good enough for the Hammers.
Meanwhile, the less said about Max Kilman‘s lack of ability the better.
Thankfully, the West Ham recruitment team appear to agree with that notion.
According to a report from Calciomercato IT, West Ham are eyeing a January move to sign Bologna defender Jhon Lucumi.
The Serie A outfit are allegedly demanding around £13 million for the 27-year-old’s signature.
Standing at 6ft 2in tall, the 34-capped Colombia international is incredibly dominant in the air and is really strong in the challenge.
Lucumi possesses really impressive pace as well.
Jhon Lucumi is perfect for West Ham
In 15 Serie A appearances for Bologna this season, Lucumi has averaged 1.3 tackles, 1.1 interceptions, 3.1 clearances and one successful aerial duel per game.
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He has made 53.1 passes per match on average and has recorded an impressive completion rate of 88.8% (Who Scored).
Lucumi is highly experienced and plays with typical South American tenacity – something that means he should be perfectly suited to Premier League football.
The bad news for West Ham is that numerous other clubs want to sign Jhon Lucumi as well, including Manchester City, Sunderland and Inter Milan.
A fierce battle for the Colombian’s signature clearly lies ahead.
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