“Formal bid” | Hammers ready Fernandes move | OneFootball

West Ham are lining up a significant bid to sign Mateus Fernandes this week.

Now that the deal to bring Mads Hermansen to east London is complete, with the player being unveiled officially at the London Stadium yesterday, attention now firmly shifts to improving our midfield.

It’s an area of the pitch many have been calling on the club to address, with a lack of athleticism and creativity evident still. The club hope to get this addressed with a bid for Fernandes as early as tomorrow.

It’s understood that although there are many other clubs interested, West Ham are ahead in the chase to land the 21 year old Portugeuse midfielder.

The club hope a serious offer will be enough to encourage all parties to press ahead with a deal which would see Graham Potter land another key target for his team this season. At this stage though its not considered an easy deal to get over the line just yet.

Fernandes could well feel this is an ideal move for his career, with a starting role in a Premier League side which many within the club hope will produce a far better season that the previous.