A select round-up of the latest news relating to West Ham United.
According to a report from the Sun, West Ham United are ready to approach Manchester City with an offer to initially sign goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan before buying him permanently next summer.
The report claims that the Hammers would struggle to afford Hart’s £100,000-a-week wages and City’s £18million asking price this summer, hoping instead to bring him in during this transfer window but only pay a fee in 12 months.
It is a somewhat strange proposal but it perhaps suggests that West Ham are keen to put the majority of their transfer funds into strengthening elsewhere, knowing that Hart is surplus to requirements at City following the arrival of Ederson from Benfica earlier this month.
In other news, the Daily Mail claims Eupen forward Henry Onyekuru will travel to London next week to conclude a £7million move to the London Stadium.
It had been suggested that Arsenal would get the Nigerian goal-scorer in a cut-price deal but now it seems West Ham have beaten the Gunners to the punch.
Fresh off the back of a blistering campaign, Onyekuru will reportedly fly to England on Tuesday if talks progress in the interim.
According to Sky Sports, West Ham will have to fork out £20million if they want to bring Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud to the club this summer.
Slaven Bilic’s side may well look to bring in two new forwards this summer after so many of their goal-scoring options under-performed last time out, yet a move for the French international seems unlikely at this stage.
And finally, the Mirror claims West Ham are open to selling January signing Robert Snodgrass in this window.
It shows how little impact the Scotland international has had at the Hammers thus far, but despite that a whole host of clubs are said to be keen including Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland, who will all be competing for promotion from the Championship next season.
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