West Ham hold talks with 23-yr-old’s agent, Hammers prepared to pay £14m – originally posted on Sportslens.com
West Ham United have recently been linked with a move for the Spartak Moscow midfielder Alex Kral.
According to reports via the Express, the Hammers have now held extensive talks with the representatives of the 23-year-old midfielder and they are looking to complete the signing of the Czech Republic international this summer.
The report adds that the player’s agent Karol Kisel has been in England this week to hold talks with the Premier League side regarding a summer transfer and the 23-year-old is keen to move to the London club and join up with his international teammates Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.
Apparently, the Hammers are prepared to pay around £14 million for the highly talented defensive midfielder and it will be interesting to see if the two parties can sort out the formalities of the transfer in the coming weeks.
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West Ham already have two quality defensive midfielders in Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek and it will be interesting to see how they accommodate the 23-year-old in their starting line-up next season.
The Spartak Moscow midfielder could be a potential long term replacement for Rice who has been heavily linked with the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea in recent months.
Kral is highly rated across Europe and he could prove to be a major bargain for David Moyes if he manages to fulfil his potential at the London club.
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