West Ham ready to make £65m deal with Liverpool
Liverpool have spent £200m so far in this summer transfer window. Their landmark arrivals have included Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
There are still plans to add a new centre-forward and potentially a centre-back depending on the future of Ibrahima Konate.
Hugo Ekitike and Jean-Philippe Mateta are among the candidates to arrive up top while Giovanni Leoni are Kostas Koulierakis have been looked over for defence.
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Before any of that happens however Liverpool will need to claw back money in sales. Several first-team stars - including Luis Diaz and Federico Chiesa have been tipped for the exit.
West Ham want Elliott and Morton
Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton, too, could be offloaded in order to make space in the budget as well as on the wage bill.
Elliott, 22, took a starring role in England’s UEFA European Under-21 Championship win earlier this summer. Under contract until 2027 it has been suggested that the playmaker could earn the club up to £50m in the transfer market.
Tyler Morton, another England U21 star, has been heavily linked with the exit over the last few windows and could go for around £15m in the event he’s sold.
One club now ready to take the plunge on the England pair are West Ham United.
West Ham to ramp up summer business
Flush with cash from selling Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham, the Hammers need creativity as well as midfield backbone.
They are looking towards Anfield for their potential recruits according to the Guardian with another source claiming bids for the Reds’ duo will be stepped up this week.
“West Ham are looking to ramp up their summer rebuild with an ambitious move for Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott,” the Guardian report states.
“West Ham, who are also considering the Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton, will also look further afield for signings.”
Liverpool could earn £50m on Elliott and £15m on Morton
Elliott only started two Premier League matches last season and will struggle for minutes in the upcoming campaign due to Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz ahead of him.
It was expected to be a big season for Morton too but he ended up on the transfer list rather than in Arne Slot’s plans - and also suffered a season-ending injury before the end of the campaign.
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“Tyler Morton and Harvey Elliott are also likely to have interest stepped up this week,” says ExWHUEmployee.
If Liverpool manage to bank around £65m for the pair then they could opt to move for a forward in the next few weeks.
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