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title: "West Ham linked with Ludwig Augustinsson"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/27/west-ham-linked-with-ludwig-augustinsson/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-27T11:17:11Z"
modified: "2016-07-27T11:17:11Z"
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# West Ham linked with Ludwig Augustinsson

West Ham have opened talks with FC Copenhagen over the transfer of highly-rated defender Ludwig Augustinsson this summer.

According to [Aftonbladet](https://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/sillyseason/2016/07/27/west-ham-vill-ha-augustinsson/), the 22-year-old is wanted by the Hammers as a replacement for the injured Aaron Cresswell.

The Englishman suffered a knee ligament injury in a heavy challenge during West Ham’s 3-0 win over Karlsruher whilst on their pre-season tour of Austria and after a medical assessment it has been decided that Cresswell will miss three to four months of action.

![Matej Divizna/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/478809976.jpg)

As a result, the Hammers are drawing up a shortlist of possible replacements who can fill the void certainly in the short-term at least. It was in West Ham’s summer plans to sign a left-back to develop and compete with Cresswell but now they’re looking for a more experienced, first-team ready player..

Augustinsson was selected to Sweden’s Euro 2016 squad following an impressive season with Danish side FC Copenhagen and has also been linked with a move to the Premier League with Liverpool, says the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-target-ludwig-augustinsson-transfer-5961065).

The Hammers are believed to be in negotiations to sign Augustinsson this summer and want a deal wrapped up sooner rather than later as their next in-line left-back is Lewis Page, an academy graduate who’s yet to make an appearance in the Premier League.