West Ham United want Jonathan Tah and Tim Steidten could raid former Bayer Leverkusen with a move for the defender.
Tim Steidten looks set to join West Ham United and could immediately move for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah.
That is according to a report from German magazine Kicker, who report that West Ham are interested in signing Tah.
It’s highlighted that West Ham on the verge of appointing Steidten, who left Leverkusen during last season.
Sky Sports report that Steidten is set to become West Ham’s Technical Director, taking on a key role in the club’s recruitment.
Steidten may instantly seek to strike a deal for a player he knows very well with Tah on the radar.
The report notes that Tah can leave for a fixed price of €18million (£15.5million) thanks to a release clause in his deal.
Tah is understood to have a dream of playing in the Premier League and has told Leverkusen that he would like to move on.
West Ham could allow him to fulfil that dream but they don’t have forever to make this deal happen.
It’s stated that Tah’s release clause must be activated before Leverkusen start pre-season training on July 10th.
If West Ham don’t strike a deal by then, they would need to negotiate with Leverkusen – which could become trickier even with Steidten involved.
Jonathan Tah could partner Nayef Aguerd for West Ham
West Ham keep spending on defenders but David Moyes still seems to be searching for his ideal partnership at the back.
Nayef Aguerd looked good as West Ham’s left-sided centre back last season with Kurt Zouma and Thilo Kehrer options as the right-footed defender.
Tah would fit that bill and has been a strong defender in the Bundesliga for a long time now having joined Leverkusen from Hamburg in 2015.
A huge presence at 6ft 5in tall, Tah is powerful and could form a dominating partnership with Aguerd.
£15.5million doesn’t seem like a bad price and West Ham will now have Steidten to add his input on a player he knows very well.
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