West Ham United’s hopes of signing Nick Pope this summer have been dashed with Lancs Live reporting that Burnley are demanding £50 million for the goalkeeper.
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The Daily Mail claims that the Hammers want to sign the Clarets stopper this summer.
The 28-year-old has plenty of admirers at the London Stadium (The Daily Mail).
West Ham boss David Moyes will undoubtedly be looking to sign a long-term successor for Lukasz Fabianski over the course of the next 12 months.
The 35-year-old is actually out of contract in East London in the summer but even if he signs an extension, signing a top class goalkeeper below the age of 30 should be featuring highly on Moyes’s agenda.
The Daily Mail claims that the Hammers are keen to sign Burnley ace Nick Pope.
There is one very big problem for West Ham, however.
West Ham Nick Pope deal impossible?
Lancs Live claims that Clarets boss Sean Dyche will not allow the 28-year-old England international to leave Turf Moor for a penny less than £50 million.
So, if true, that means our hopes are over. And that is a real shame.
Nick Pope would be a tremendous addition for West Ham.
The 28-year-old has been superb for the Clarets since moving to Turf Moor in the summer of 2016. He has let in just 123 goals in 108 games for Sean Dyche’s side, whilst keeping 42 clean sheets in the process (Transfermarkt).
He probably has another seven or eight years left at the very highest level. The Hammers should be doing everything they can to sign Nick Pope. £50 million is quite simply too much money, however.
Burnley are flirting with the relegation places though. And if the Clarets were to go down this season, they who knows what might happen in the summer.
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