Player Wants More Time To Fully Evaluate West Ham Move Opportunity
Real Betis defender Luiz Felipe wants more time to consider a possible move to West Ham United this summer.
The Hammers are in the market to sign a central defender and their initial choice was Manchester United’s Harry Maguire.
However, they have now moved on from the England international as the player is not prepared to take a big pay cut to join West Ham.
Real Betis centre-back Felipe’s name has again emerged as a potential option for the Irons in recent days.
West Ham are closing in on a deal to sign him, but there may be a further obstacle to overcome in terms of the player’s will.
According to Italian journalist Rudy Galetti, the player in question needs more time before he makes a decision about joining West Ham.
Felipe wants to thoroughly evaluate the proposal before giving the green light.
Los Verdiblancos are willing to let go of their Italian defender for a fee of around €20m.
Now it remains to be seen when the defender will come up with a response to West Ham’s offer in the ongoing transfer window.
