James Ward-Prowse, a talent that Aston Villa badly wanted, has joined West Ham, according to former manager Dean Smith.
This season, Aston Villa and West Ham will face off on the pitch for a position in Europe.
Despite the Hammers’ 4-1 hammering of Villa, the season is still lengthy, and come May, both the claret and blues will be there or thereabouts.
However, when it comes to transfers, West Ham and Aston Villa are also in competition.
Dean Smith, the former manager of Aston Villa, reports that James Ward-Prowse, a star player, has joined West Ham.
The two teams are in the second division and aim to cause trouble for the so-called “big six,” a term that is sycophantically used by the football media, especially Sky Sports.
Following the defeat to Aston Villa, David Moyes disclosed that, during his time at Brentford, he had intended to sign their striker, Ollie Watkins.
Villa undoubtedly outwitted West Ham.
However, an ex-manager claims there was some sort of retaliation throughout the summer.
Big Hammers coup is highlighted by the ex-manager’s admission.
Smith stated during an interview on Sky Sports that he was really interested in signing Ward-Prowse to Villa.
The former manager of Aston Villa spoke highly of Ward-Prowse and disclosed that he made an effort to sign the star midfield player from Southampton.
Where Smith once failed, though, Moyes and the West Ham board succeeded in the summer in what now looks a bargain £30m deal.
Ward-Prowse delivered some brilliant corners for the Hammers against Villa but it was not enough to make the difference on the day.
The former Saints captain has eight goals and assists for West Ham in 10 games so far this season.
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West Ham is rumoured to be in talks to sign 20-year-old midfield sensation Javi Guerra in January.
West Ham United are interested in signing super-talented starlet Javi Guerra from Valencia in the January transfer window.
According to 90 mins, Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra is firmly on the westham tradar ahead of the january transfer window, and we have scouted him on several occasions already.
In my opinion, adding a striker, a left-back, and another outstanding central midfield player in January would elevate us to a new level.
Furthermore, it appears that Moyes has a strategy in place to bolster his midfield group at the London Stadium.
I believe he would be a really exciting addition to our team, but there is a major issue.
He is a central midfielder by trade, and in nine La Liga games this season for Valencia, he has three goals and one assist.
I believe he would be a really exciting addition to our team, but there is a major issue.
He is a central midfielder by trade, and in nine La Liga games this season for Valencia, he has three goals and one assist.
The “elite” wonderkid’s current Valencia deal includes an £86 million release clause (Daily Mail).
Valencia, though, is having serious financial issues (BBC). Therefore, it’s possible that they might be willing to trade Javi Guerra to West Ham for a lower price.
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