West Ham United’s transfer window has gone from bad to worse as Everton reportedly eye a move to sign Udinese centre-back Rodrigo Becao.
That’s according to a report from the Daily Mail who claim that Everton will have to pay around £17 million to sign the 27-year-old central defender.
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Hammers boss David Moyes allegedly wants to bring Becao the London Stadium this month.
With With Dawson having left West ham, and Kurt Zouma currently out injured, Becao would have been a very solid January signing for the Hammers.
However, the East London outfit could well miss out on the Udinese man…
West Ham face Everton transfer window battle for Rodrigo Becao
The Daily Mail reckon that the Toffees are eyeing up a last-minute deal for the Udinese centre-back before tomorrow’s 11pm deadline.
The Brazilian is a very good defender and is hard as nails. I think he’d actually be perfectly suited to Premier League football.
Standing at 6ft 3in tall, Becao is incredibly strong in the air and is a tenacious tackler.
His aggressive playing style is quintessentially South American.
In 13 Serie A outings for Udinese so far this season, Becao has averaged 2.8 tackles and 1.7 clearances per match. He’s also won an average of 1.9 aerial duels per game (Who Scored).
The Brazilian has made 45.3 passes on average per match and has recorded a completion rate of 79.8% (Who Scored).
Becao really is a very solid all-round defender, but he isn’t the best with the ball at his feet.
The 26-year-old can obviously work on that and improve though.
And Everton beating West Ham to the signing of the Brazilian defender in the January transfer window will be a further sign that we are being left behind by our relegation rivals in the fight for survival.
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