The Hammers want England’s number one to replace Adrian.
West Ham are willing to pay a £15 million transfer fee and up to £100,000 per week in wages to make England number one Joe Hart their new goalkeeper, according to a report from the Sun.
The Hammers are looking for a new goalkeeper after previous first-choice Adrian fell out of favour under Slaven Bilic, with his replacement Darren Randolph considered an able deputy but not a leader between the posts.
Reports have suggested that the Hammers will be willing to listen to offers for the Spaniard as long as they can recoup around £5 million for him this window before his contract expires in the summer, as they have little interest in taking up their option to extend his deal for another two years.
According to the Sun, Irons chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold has identified Manchester City stopper Hart as their primary target.
Hart is committed to a season-long loan at Serie A side Torino but could be allowed to leave the Etihad side in the summer with Pep Guardiola seeing Claudio Bravo as his full-time number one.
The England number one is likely to be an expensive target despite falling out of favour at City, but the Sun account claims that the owners will sanction a £15m, £100,000-a-week offer to ensure they get their man.
However, the Irons do have other irons in the fire, so to speak. Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet and Chelsea’s Asmir Begovic are back-up targets if a move for Hart is unsuccessful.
Much will likely depend on whether or not West Ham can salvage their poor season. The East London club are currently 13th in the table, some 17 points off a spot in the top six, which was considered a minimum requirement at the start of the season.
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