West Ham United appear to have all however finalised a transfer for a key south American goal…
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As per Goal Brasil (through Sport Witness), Sao Paulo centre-back Luizao has reportedly already signed a pre-contract settlement to hitch the Hammers on the finish of January.
Even although they maintain long-term curiosity, they should wait till his contract ends to completely welcome him to east London.
Despite the notion that he’ll arrive on a free, the Brazilian outfit had been demanding €10m (£8.6m) solely again in October. It makes this much more of a coup than was first thought.
Dawson inheritor
With Craig Dawson’s transfer in the summer time having collapsed, it appears all however sure that this January will lastly see him exit the London Stadium.
Despite arriving as an unassuming mortgage deal from Watford, the 32-year-old stalwart grew to become a key determine in east London, asserting himself as a mainstay on the again for David Moyes.
His absence might be felt closely, however few followers would stand in the way in which of somebody who in a short time captured the followers’ consideration.
The arrival of Luizao may ease this unhappiness, nonetheless, as they welcome his successor in the type of a 20-year-old who comes extremely rated from his homeland.
With simply 20 senior appearances to his title, the central defensive titan stands at 6 foot 1 and would greater than replicate the bodily presence held by Dawson.
Not solely this, however his capacity on the ball has additionally seen Jorge Nicola label him “super confident”, explaining why he really believes he’s ok to make the step up straight into Premier League soccer.
Despite his youth, a mean SofaScore ranking of 6.79 marks a strong return in what’s his true breakout 12 months.
He is averaging a mammoth 3.8 clearances per recreation, which even outperforms the 3.0 that his English predecessor has supplied this marketing campaign.
Boasting the physicality and core defensive rules which have already seen him succeed in Brazil, below Moyes this might be shortly translated into tangible success on the highest stage.
