West Ham United have been linked with a move for Nemanja Matic.
West Ham United may be in the market for midfield reinforcements, but Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic surely won’t have been a name fans had thought of as a target.
The Hammers are in dismal form right now with just two points taken in the last six games, and have seen Mark Noble and Declan Rice suffer a dip in form.
Carlos Sanchez is an outcast, Jack Wilshere is too injury-prone and Pablo Fornals has struggled so far, meaning another midfield addition may be a priority.
Now, 90Min report that West Ham are an option for United midfielder Matic, who is considering leaving Old Trafford next month.
The Serbian, 31, has just a few months left to run on his £120,000-a-week United contract, but the club do have a one-year option in the deal.
Matic hasn’t played for United since, ironically, their 2-0 defeat at West Ham in September, and he looks like a shadow of the player that was so important for Chelsea.
West Ham fans have been reacting on Twitter to a potential move for Matic, and it’s fair to say that most really aren’t impressed with the idea.
Hammers supporters suggested that signing Matic would be a ‘shambles’ and the sign of a club going backwards, believing that Matic is way past his best and really not what West Ham need.
Some think more pace is needed, urging David Sullivan and co to avoid a move for Matic and go for somebody youngster instead.
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