West Ham will battle fellow Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal for the signature of Slovakian midfielder Ondrej Duda, according to the Daily Star.
The 21-year-old currently plays for Polish side Legia Warsaw and impressed at Euro 2016 for Slovakia, scoring in his country’s first group stage game against Wales.
And his club are ready to let him go to the Premier League if their £5 million valuation is met by any of the three clubs.
Duda, who plays as an attacking midfielder and has been compared in style to Paris Saint-Germain’s Angel Di Maria, even earning the nickname “Ondrej Di Maria”, has also been linked with a move to Serie A side Fiorentina and he could have been playing in Italy last summer if a move to Inter had not been scuppered by the Milan’s side breaching of financial fair play rules.
The 21-year-old has played outside his country for the past two seasons, having joined Legia in February 2014 from hometown side Kosice. His consistent performances for the Polish side have helped him break into the national side, where he has scored two goals in 14 appearances for his country.
He has impressed onlookers with his playmaking ability, technique and stamina and would be a solid addition to Slaven Bilic’s side, perhaps as a backup for Dimitri Payet.
Comments.
Loading comments…