Having
moved to the Olympic Stadium, secured European football and brought in a host
of new faces, the coming season looks extremely bright for fans of West Ham United.
But the Irons’ biggest coup of all could be still to come, with reports linking
them with the signing of Real Madrid star James Rodriguez.
The
25-year-old joined Los Blancos from Monaco in 2014, and enjoyed an excellent
first season, scoring 17 times and providing a mammoth 18 assists as Real
pushed eventual champions Barcelona all the way in La Liga.
However,
the attacking midfielder saw his first-team opportunities begin to dry up as
last season wore on, ending with a spot on the bench for the entire Champions
League final and – reportedly – a wantaway Rodriguez.
Hammers
fans will take little convincing that he’d be a world-class addition to a squad
already rich in midfield quality. And with Europa League football around the
corner, the experience of a former winner – with Porto in 2011 – could make
Rodriguez the final piece in the Hammers’ jigsaw.
The money
needed would previously have been a stumbling block, with Transfermarkt.co.uk
valuing the Colombian at a hefty £59.5m.
However
with the Hammers already having healthy cash reserve and the sale of Enner
Valencia and Diafra Sakho mooted – they could well find themselves with enough
money to bring a genuine Galactico to their swish Olympic Stadium home.
West Ham
are 8/1 to finish in the Premier League’s top four this season – though expect
those odds to fall dramatically if they can secure a transfer coup which
outstrips even the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano arrivals.
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