West Ham United are joining the race to sign Manchester City defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis this summer.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis wants to sort out his Manchester City future soon amid interest from West Ham United.
BBC Sport report that West Ham are one of a number of teams now looking to sign Harwood-Bellis this summer.
It’s suggested that Fulham are also in the race to sign Harwood-Bellis with Manchester City seeking a deal worth £15million.
That’s a hefty fee for the 21-year-old who is now back with City this summer after spending last season on loan at Burnley.
The London Evening Standard add that Harwood-Bellis wants to resolve his future soon given that is out of contract at City in 2024.
That means a deal could materialise fairly quickly but City do like to add buy-back clause when selling their youngsters, which could put some teams off.
Who is West Ham United target Taylor Harwood-Bellis?
Harwood-Bellis hails from Stockport and was actually in the same junior league team as Phil Foden.
Whilst Foden has become a star for club and country, Harwood-Bellis has been going down a different path.
The 6ft 2in centre back spent time on loan at Blackburn Rovers in 2021 before joining Vincent Kompany on loan at Anderlecht.
Harwood-Bellis moved on to Stoke City in 2022 and then reunited with Kompany once again by joining Burnley last summer.
Harwood-Bellis was outstanding for Burnley last season, playing a key role in their promotion before heading off to the Under-21 European Championships.
England won the tournament without even conceding a goal as captain Harwood-Bellis earned major praise.
Once hailed for his ‘warrior attitude’ by former Rovers boss Tony Mowbray, Harwood-Bellis is now ready for Premier League action – and it could come with West Ham.
Harwood-Bellis the latest West Ham defensive rumour
The rumour mill would suggest that David Moyes sees a new centre back as an absolute priority for West Ham this summer.
In the last few days alone we have seen four right-footed centre backs linked with West Ham, potentially to become Nayef Aguerd’s partner.
The Italian press linked Torino star Perr Schuurs with a move to West Ham before Turkish-Football claimed the Hammers are moving for Merih Demiral.
ABC Sevilla add that Real Betis defender Luiz Felipe is waiting for a move to West Ham to materialise in the coming days.
Add in the links to Harwood-Bellis and it seems clear that a new centre back is wanted at the London Stadium this summer, with Moyes looking to spend on his back line once again.
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