Fabrizio Romano claims the Hammers still hold an interest in signing Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher this summer window.
The transfer insider has been speaking to GiveMeSport. They shared an update on West Ham’s pursuit of Gallagher this summer.
David Moyes will be keen to bolster his midfield options this summer. This is after losing his skipper and main man Declan Rice to Arsenal this month.
The Hammers received a British record fee of £105 million for Rice. They are now expected to reinforce their midfield options heavily.
One name that has been heavily linked with a switch to the West Ham is Gallagher. The Evening Standard claimed earlier this week. West Ham had a £40 million bid for Gallagher knocked back by Chelsea.
And despite seeing their opening offer turned down, it seems that the Hammers still hold an interest in him.
West Ham are making the Conor Gallagher deal a priority
Fabrizio Romano went on to say :
“Let’s see if they will bid again,” Fabrizio Romano said. “But the opening bid was rejected by Chelsea.
“Chelsea want something around £50m for Conor Gallagher, so let’s see if someone will approach them with that figure. But West Ham remain interested.”
West Ham are in desperate need of some fresh faces. That is surely in the middle of the park. This is with the start of the new Premier League campaign just around the corner.
They have been linked previously with moves for the likes of Ward-Prowse, Denis Zakaria and Joao Palhinha.
As for Gallagher, it seems that Chelsea are holding out for £50 million at this stage. But that could change later in the window.
