Wolves close to signing 25-year-old West Ham target, medical tomorrow – report – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Wolverhampton Wanderers are in talks to sign Hwang Hee-Chan.
According to Mike McGrath of The Telegraph, Wolves are currently in talks to sign the 25-year-old forward from RB Leipzig.
They are looking at a loan deal at the moment, but could face competition from two Premier League rivals, Brighton and West Ham United.
#Wolves are in talks with #RBLeipzig over loan deal for South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan
Other clubs such as #WHUFC, Brighton and Atalanta monitoring him
— Mike McGrath (@mcgrathmike) August 28, 2021
Sky Sports are now claiming that Wolves are close to signing him.
The South Korea international is set to join on an initial loan with an option to buy for more than £12.8m (€15m).
He is scheduled to fly into Birmingham tonight and undergo his medical tomorrow morning.
Back in April, we covered a report that West Ham and Everton were interested in signing the Leipzig striker.
It was claimed at that time that the Hammers were close to securing a deal for him.
It appears that talks have cooled since then, but with only four days left to go for the transfer window to close, an interest in him has been revived.
The Bundesliga forward could be a quality addition to Wolves. The 25-year-old scored 45 goals for Red Bull Salzburg during the four seasons he spent in the Austrian Bundesliga, but he has scored just twice in 21 games since joining Leipzig in 2020.
If Wolves can get him on loan, it would represent a smart piece of business. However, his potential arrival could also pave the way for Adama Traore’s departure who has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
West Ham boss David Moyes is desperate to sign a striker before the transfer deadline, and the Hammers could look to make a move for Hee-Chan as well.
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