In line with Soccer Insider, West Ham are anticipated to push onerous to signal free agent Joel Matip.
Having misplaced each Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd this summer time, the Hammers are clearly brief on choices within the coronary heart of the defence. They’ve Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman and Konstantinos Mavropanos as senior centre-backs, but when any damage issues happen, they’ll be compelled to begin counting on 19-year-old Kaelan Casey, who has only one Premier League look to his title in his profession to this point.
Supervisor Julen Lopetegui is understandably eager to handle the scenario as quickly as potential, fairly than anticipate the January switch window to open, which implies solely signing a free agent is a risk.
That is the place Matip is available in. The 33-year-old Cameroonian definitely boasts loads of expertise, having received the Premier League, the Champions League, in addition to each English cups, throughout his time with Liverpool. The Hammers contemplate him a participant that ticks loads of packing containers, although they’ve some considerations about his damage file.
