According to a recent report, West Ham is prepared to replace Aaron Cresswell with Brazilian international Guilherme Arana in January.
Any West Ham supporter would respond the same way if you asked them which positions on the club need to be strengthened before the January transfer market opens: full-backs.
In the upcoming transfer windows, acquiring a striker must also be a primary priority, but West Ham urgently require younger, more contemporary, and pacy full-backs.
This season, two of West Ham’s star players have been Vladimir Coufal and Emerson Palmieri. But after them, the quality drastically declines.
West Ham’s Cresswell’s days seem to be numbered.
The frantic attempt by Aaron Cresswell to force a transfer to Wolves during the summer damaged his reputation with certain West Ham supporters. He was injured for the majority of the following season. And right now, it appears like his days are genuinely numbered.
Because, according to a recent source, West Ham is prepared to recruit Brazilian international Guilherme Arana as Cresswell’s replacement in January.
West Ham reportedly contacted Atletico Mineiro about signing Arana during the upcoming transfer window, according to 90min.
According to a source, West Ham is prepared to sign Brazilian international Guilherme Arana as a replacement for Aaron Cresswell in January.
The left-back for Brazil in their recent match with Venezuela was a former player for Sevilla and Atalanta.
And according to the source, West Ham had someone keep an eye on Arana before making an offer for the 26-year-old. Arana’s contract has just over a year still to go, and 90min believes the team won’t prevent him from joining the Hammers.
West Ham would then have a left-back unit made up entirely of native Brazilians. Although there are rumors of interest from other Premier League clubs, the Hammers are considered the favorites.
Club is unlikely to obstruct him.
West Ham’s interest is the most advanced, according to the source, since they have been keeping an eye on Arana, who has just over a year left on his contract, for the majority of this year.
In January, “The Hammers will make a move for a left-back, and Atletico Mineiro are unlikely to stand in Arana’s way if the east Londoners come calling.” Cresswell has performed admirably at West Ham. And at £3.5 million, he marks one of their greatest business deals in recent memory.
However, West Ham needs two top-notch players at every position if they intend to seriously contend for the top slots in both the Premier League and Europe. They would undoubtedly get it at left-back if they signed Arana.
