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West Ham set to advance talks to sign former Barcelona target who is available for £10.1m
West Ham United are set to advance talks to sign a former Barcelona target who is available for £10.1m, according to a recent report.
Julen Lopetegui has taken the reigns at the London Stadium and is working closely with sporting director Tim Steidten.
Having missed out on Europe last term, the onus will be on Lopetegui to achieve a top-seven finish and return the club to some form of European competition.
To do that, he’ll need to be backed in the summer transfer window and it appears Steidten could be closing in on his first addition for the new man.
West Ham United to advance talks for Vitao
According to , West Ham are expected to advance in talks to sign Internacional defender Vitao on Monday.
The Hammers have already submitted a £6.8m bid but the Brazilian club value the 24-year-old, who was a in 2019, at around £10.1m.
Internacional president Alessandro Barcellos remains confident that the club will keep hold of their prized asset, speaking in a recent interview.
“Vitão has a contract until June. He has a specific situation. From July we’ll deal with it publicly. Bustos has a contract with Inter with a renewal clause until 2026. They will only leave if Inter wants them to. We’re not going to lose any players. We take very good care of our contracts. Rest assured,” Barcellos .
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Internacional can’t sell Vitao until July
Vitao will become an Internacional player in July having spent the last two seasons on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
That said, a deal for the centre-back can’t officially go through until that point, which will delay the deal for West Ham.
So, rival suitors may join the race during that time, with Aston Villa already providing stiff competition for his signature.
A telling few weeks await The Hammers.