West Ham tried to sign 20-year-old from Manchester United before he moved to Spain in the summer

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West Ham tried to sign Alvaro Fernandez from Manchester United in the summer, before he eventually moved to Granada on loan instead.

According to Ideal, Alvaro Fernandez, 20, was firmly on the radar of West Ham in the summer transfer window before he moved to out to Spain.

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West Ham were actually linked with a move to sign the young Spaniard on August 25th.

Hammers boss David Moyes desperately needed to sign a talented young left-back to provide competition and cover for Emerson Palmieri, with Aaron Cresswell well past his best.

The Scot didn’t strengthen in that position in the end. However, that’s not to say that he didn’t try…

West Ham tried to sign Alvaro Fernandez from Manchester United in the summer

Ideal reckon that the 20-year-old actually received a proposal from the young left-back in the summer window.

However, he chose to move back to his homeland instead in order to link up with Granada.

It will be interesting to keep a close eye on his situation with Granada this season. If he performs well, West Ham may well come back in for him.

The young left-back has been described as ‘excellent’ by Manchester Evening News.

Fernandez possesses real pace and has impressive stamina levels for someone so young. He is an attacking full-back in every sense, and can even play as a left midfielder or a left winger.

The Spaniard definitely has the ability and talent needed to make it at the very highest level of the game.

And if Alvaro Fernandez is a hit out in Spain this season, I would like to see West Ham go back in for him next summer. Moyes certainly needs to add a top-class left-back to his ranks before the beginning of next season.

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