West Ham United target Evan Ndicka has been offered to Arsenal, with his agents demanding a mammoth package.
That’s according to a report from Frankfurter Rundschau who claim that Ndicka’s agents have offered their client to Arsenal, but it appears as though they have ‘lost touch with reality’.
The German newspaper claims that the 23-year-old centre-back’s representatives are demanding a €50 million (£44 million) package for the Gunners including a €15 million up-front payment and then a €7 million per year salary for the player for the duration of a five-year contract.
Central defence is an area at the London Stadium where we seem particularly weak at the moment. Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson are 34 and 32 respectively, whilst the latter has been heavily linked with an exit from the club. Meanwhile, Kurt Zouma is struggling with a persistent knee problem and Thilo Kehrer has been terrible over the past few months.
Ndicka would have been a superb signing for the Hammers, but it seems as though Gunners boss Mikel Arteta could be ready to scupper our plans…
West Ham target offered to Arsenal
Frankfurter Rundschau reckon that the Eintracht Frankfurt defender’s agents have offered their client to the Gunners.
The 23-year-old is absolutely perfectly made for Premier League football, and will undoubtedly be a huge success in England, whatever club he ends up joining.
Unfortunately for us, it seems as though Arsenal could well be that club.
Missing out on Ndicka will be a huge shame for West Ham, he literally would have been the perfect addition to Moyes’s ranks at the London Stadium.
The Frenchman is a truly elite defender, make no mistake about that.
In 32 Bundesliga games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season, Ndicka bagged four goals and four assists. During those appearances, he averaged 1.9 tackles, 1.5 interceptions and 4.1 clearances per game (Who Scored).
The 23-year-old also won 3.8 aerial duels per match and recorded a completion rate of 83.3% from 56.9 attempted passes per game (Who Scored).
Ndicka is an absolute colossus. Standing at 6ft 4in tall, he is totally dominant in the air. The centre-back seems to be tailor made for Premier League football.
He has been described as an ‘integral’ player for Frankfurt this season by The Mastermind Site.
Football journalist Zach Lowy has described the centre-back as a ‘brilliant’ player.
I would absolutely love to see him at the London Stadium.
It seems as though the West Ham target has been offered to Arsenal though. And with the extortionate demands from his agents, the Hammers have absolutely no chance of singing him now in my opinion.
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