According to reports in The Daily Mail, West Ham United have been in talks with FC Porto over a deal for £22m-rated attacker Moussa Marega, and their arch London rivals Tottenham Hotspur must hijack any potential deal.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Daily Mail says that the east London club have held discussions with the Portuguese champions about bringing the 27-year-old to the London Stadium, with manager Manuel Pellegrini clearly not yet satisfied with his attacking options.
The Chilean boss may have added Andriy Yarmolenko and Felipe Anderson to his squad, but it appears he still wants a player who could bring some further competition to the likes of Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez if the link to Marega, who has the same agent that took Dimitri Payet to West Ham previously according to The Daily Mail, is anything to go by.
The Mali international certainly showed his prowess last term as he netted 22 times in 29 Liga NOS matches to help his side win the title, even though he often played in a slightly deeper role behind Vincent Aboubakar.
Why should Tottenham hijack the deal?
Well, with reports suggesting that Mauricio Pochettino, who must forget Djene Dakonam and sign a £35m-rated former Arsenal target instead, is ready to offload both Vincent Janssen and Fernando Llorente before the transfer window slams shut on August 9, it is clear that Spurs need to bring in a striker to provide Harry Kane with some competition before the start of the 2018/19 campaign.
The fact that he can play out wide or just behind the centre-forward means he could also provide some cover for Dele Alli in that role, and given his impressive record last term and the fact that he could be available for £22m, he would certainly fit into their budget and his pace and strength in the air should mean that he fits into Tottenham’s style better than Janssen or Llorente did.
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