According to Sky Sports, West Ham have made contact with the representatives of Spartak Moscow midfielder Alex Kral.
The man who cost £5 million is represented by K2K, an agency who also represent Vladimír Coufal as revealed by the Mirror.
Sky Sports add that four other Premier League clubs have also made contact with K2K over a deal for Kral.
In our view, seeing as the Irons have already dealt with K2K previously in a successful negotiation, they have the upper hand in this race.
Kral knows Coufal and Tomáš Souček well. All three of them play for the Czech Republic national team, and will be going to EURO 2020 this summer.
The 23-year-old even admitted that he keeps in touch with the West Ham duo, which adds further intrigue to this transfer rumour.
So, what type of player is Kral?
Well, the frizzy-haired midfielder has previously received comparisons to David Luiz.
Aside from the hair, the two are similar players as they can both operate in defence, as well as in defensive midfield.
According to Sky Sports, Kral is said to be relaxed about the interest in his services.
He also hasn’t ruled out staying with Spartak Moscow, after they reached the final qualifying round for next season’s Champions League.
However, given West Ham’s recent Czech additions, you can’t help but feel there is some truth in this link – keep an eye on how the saga unfolds.
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