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title: "West Ham ready to battle Liverpool for Genk’s Sander Berge"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/03/west-ham-ready-to-battle-liverpool-for-genks-sander-berge/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-03T13:49:22Z"
modified: "2020-01-03T13:49:23Z"
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# West Ham ready to battle Liverpool for Genk’s Sander Berge

West Ham’s pursuit of a midfielder has seemingly picked up, and the Hammers have been linked with another player in Genk’s Sander Berge.

Berge, who has also been linked with a switch to Liverpool, could the solution to West Ham’s issues in the position, with David Moyes looking to secure a new player in the position.

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Speaking on Twitter, ExWHUEmployee confirmed that West Ham are indeed still interested in a move for the Norwegian, with reports from December also linking West Ham with Berge.

> Twitter: Yes we are! https://t.co/1tb7EiwCwo (@ExWHUemployee)

> Twitter: Who knows with us…. we have worked with his agent before https://t.co/H51aWuhAEj (@ExWHUemployee)

Berge is available in January and could be available for about £20 million to the right bidder.

### Read West Ham’s verdict

This could be just what West Ham need, with Berge able to add some attacking flair to the West Ham midfield.

It will take a lot to beat out Liverpool, but he would certainly be guaranteed more first-team football at the club.