West Ham United want to sign Khephren Thuram from Nice in the summer transfer window as a potential replacement for Declan Rice, who is on the radar of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, Graham Potter’s Chelsea and Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United among other clubs, according to GiveMeSport.
West Ham eye Khephren Thuram to replace Arsenal target Declan Rice
The report has claimed that Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal all want to sign England international midfielder Rice from Premier League rivals West Ham in the summer transfer window.
So, the Hammers are already searching for replacements.
According to GiveMeSport, West Ham have identified 21-year-old midfielder Thuram of Nice as a player who could fill in the boots of Rice.
The Frenchman, who is the brother of Marcus Thuram, is open to leaving Nice and moving to a bigger club.
German club Borussia Dortmund are also looking at the youngster as a potential replacement for Jude Bellingham, according to the report.
Tough for the Hammers
In our view, it would be hard for West Ham United to convince Khephren Thuram to move to London Stadium in the summer transfer window.
Yes, the Hammers are a big club based in London, but they could get relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
And even if West Ham stay up, it is unlikely that they will be challenging for the European places in the league table next season.
Dortmund regularly challenge for the Bundesliga title and compete in the UEFA Champions League.
We believe that a move to the German club would be more appealing to Thuram than a transfer to West Ham.
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