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title: "Virals: Club ‘praying’ for departure of West Ham target Martin Braithwaite"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-07-05T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-07-05T16:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Club ‘praying’ for departure of West Ham target Martin Braithwaite

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/07/05/virals-fabrizio-romano-updates-felipe-anderson-to-lazio-situation/) target [Martin Braithwaite](https://readwestham.com/2021/06/24/virals-west-ham-have-enquired-about-martin-braithwaite/) is one of a number of Barcelona fringe players the club are reportedly ‘praying’ to secure permanent departures for this summer.

The Catalan giants are hoping to land around £10million for the Danish ace as they look to raise funds for their own summer spending and in order to sanction a [new big-money contract](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57666280) for Lionel Messi.

Repeatedly linked with a move to the Hammers, the 30-year-old striker has boosted his own reputation with an [impressive](https://www.sofascore.com/player/martin-braithwaite/66471) Euro 2020 campaign.

This comes from a report in the [print edition of AS](https://as.com/) (04/07, p19), as cited by [West Ham News & Views](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_/status/1411790844919701509) on Twitter, claiming the Irons could benefit.

> Twitter: Barcelona are ‘praying’ to sell some of their fringe players, one of which is striker Martin Braithwaite.
>
> West Ham… https://t.co/ePhVEpKNS4 (@WestHamViews\_)

Braithwaite is set to feature on Wednesday when England face Denmark in the semi-finals having earned an average [Sofascore rating of 7.04](https://www.sofascore.com/player/martin-braithwaite/66471) so far in the tournament.

Despite not being the main feature under Ronald Koeman at the Camp Nou, the Dane managed [40 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin-braithwaite/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/95732) in 2020/21, scoring seven and assisting another four goals.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £8.10million and under contract until 2024 in Catalunia ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin-braithwaite/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/95732)), the mooted asking price would be a shrewd deal for the Irons.

Albeit far from a prolific goalscorer, Braithwaite has netted [93 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin-braithwaite/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/95732) in 401 senior appearances during a distinguished career.

Perhaps as a signing alongside a [younger option](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/adam-hlozek-west-ham-czech-four-reasons) with potential, West Ham could do a lot worse than the Barca man.