admin West Ham United could be at the center of a fierce transfer battle between Premier League giants Manchester City and Liverpool next summer, according to a report.
News of renewed interest in the London Stadium stars follows a busy summer that has seen David Moyes’s departure confirmed and rumors rife, with Declan Rice has completed a deal to leave the club to join Arsenal.
Separately, Manchester City had shown strong interest in Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta, but were forced to withdraw from negotiations after it emerged that FIFA and the FA’s ongoing investigation into the betting allegations.
As a result, City’s transfer chiefs have turned their attention to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portuguese international midfielder Matheus Nunes, who have secured a move to the European champions’ home for a fee. fee of 62 million euros and after scoring at Molineux.
However, it appears that talks over a potential transfer between Manchester City and West Ham United are far from over, as a new report has revealed renewed interest from the Premier League champions in another London Stadium star.
That’s according to a report from The Sun’s Jack Rosser, who says Liverpool and Manchester City are monitoring West Ham’s Nayef Aguerd ahead of next summer, with Jurgen Klopp specifically planning to “rebuild the defense” ” in 2024.
With regards to interest from officials at the Etihad Stadium, the report highlights that while the Premier League champions ‘admire’ Aguerd, they have a ‘less pressing’ need to invest at the back, especially following the signing of Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig.
The Croatian international became one of four incoming first-team signings at Manchester City over the course of the summer transfer window, as he followed in the footsteps of compatriot Mateo Kovacic – who made a move from Chelsea earlier in the market.
Jeremy Doku became the club’s replacement for Riyad Mahrez after joining from Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais in a £55 million deal, while the aforementioned Matheus Nunes was confirmed as the final arrival on transfer deadline day.
Nunes is the only name of the four yet to have made his Manchester City debut, having trained for a limited amount of time following his move from Wolves, but will have had plenty of time to prepare for the return of club football having not been called up to the Portugal squad for the ongoing international break.
