West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been heavily linked with Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland.
West Ham and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be competing in the Premier League next season unlike Stoke who were relegated to the Championship at the weekend.
One of West Ham’s key priorities in the summer transfer market will be to address their goalkeeping situation with Joe Hart’s unsuccessful loan set to expire and Adrian not deemed good enough to be the club’s undisputed number one.
Wolves will enter the top flight with unprecedented spending power for a newly promoted side while Stoke will be forced to shed some of the prized assets to make up for the huge financial shortfall between the Premier League and the second tier.
Both the Hammers and Wolves have been heavily linked with Potters ‘keeper Jack Butland, who was pictured in tears after his side’s relegation.
Wolves have been linked with a huge £35 million bid by the likes of The Express while David Moyes has told West Ham’s owners he wants Butland as his number one target should they give him the job this summer, as reported by Sun journalist Alan Nixon.
Clamour for Butland’s signature is bound to increase as the summer progresses and the player himself was coy in an interview with Sky Sports when speaking about his future for the first time since Stoke’s relegation.
“My next focus is the World Cup and beyond that, we’ll have to wait and see,” Butland told Sky Sports.
Wolves could get the jump on West Ham if the Hammers drag their heels over appointing the manager they want to take the club forward with Moyes’ six-month deal to expire this summer.
The Championship title winners relied on free transfer John Ruddy last season but are looking to strengthen to not only stay up but thrive in the Premier League.
West Ham’s goalkeeping situation has been the source of far too many headlines this season and signing Butland would be a huge coup.
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