West Ham United are monitoring Jordan Beyer ahead of the January transfer market and could offer the defender his escape route from Burnley as they battle relegation.
That is according to talkSPORT, which reports that Burnley expect clubs will target a transfer for Beyer next month. The 23-year-old has been a rare bright spark at Turf Moor during the Clarets’ difficult return to the Premier League with his form getting interest from West Ham.
London Stadium chiefs are not alone in admiring the German, however, with a further batch of top-flight teams on alert. Crystal Palace and Fulham are also tracking the 6 ft 2 enforcer in view of a mid-season move. Beyer is also on the radar of a clutch of teams in the Bundesliga.
West Ham track Burnley star Jordan Beyer in view of a transfer
Beyer has featured in nine of Burnley’s 13 Premier League games so far this season ahead of hosting Sheffield United. Boss Vincent Kompany was without the ex-Germany U21 talent for three games in October with a muscle injury. He also missed one earlier game with an injury.
The defender is an essential part of Kompany’s squad when fit and often stands out, despite Burnley’s struggles. So, the Clarets expect teams will look to offer Beyer an escape route this winter. After 13 games, the Turf Moor side are bottom of the Premier League on four points.
Vincent Kompany believes Jordan Beyer is a ‘complete’ defender
Burnley have produced one of the Premier League’s worst defensive records over 13 games after conceding 32 times. Only Sheffield United (34) have let in more goals than Kompany’s Clarets. The Turf Moor natives have allowed 23 of those 32 goals with Beyer in their line-up.
Yet West Ham will potentially look to rival Crystal Palace and Fulham for Beyer’s transfer this January. Burnley can point to Beyer signing a contract to June 2027 this July if a side targets him, though. The German agreed to a long-term deal to seal a permanent transfer for £13m.
Beyer originally joined Burnley on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach in September 2022. He would feature 30 times in the Championship to help the Clarets clinch the title. Kompany also hailed the German last season, believing Beyer was proving to be a ‘complete’ defender
“He wins his headers, he manages his distances well, his reading and understanding of the game has improved a lot and you can add on top of that what he shows every weekend on the ball,” he said in January, via Lancs Live. “He has developed into a complete centre-half.”
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