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title: "Virals: West Ham reportedly ‘eye’ move for Nice defender Flavius Daniliuc"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/08/04/virals-west-ham-reportedly-eye-move-for-nice-defender-flavius-daniliuc/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-08-04T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-04T11:00:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham reportedly ‘eye’ move for Nice defender Flavius Daniliuc

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/03/virals-west-ham-in-pole-position-to-sign-nikola-milenkovic/) are reportedly eyeing a move for Nice defender Flavius Daniliuc this summer.

The Hammers are believed to be battling Premier League rivals Southampton for the 20-year-old [Austria Under-21 captain](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/nationalmannschaft/spieler/322655/verein_id/9316).

A product of both the esteemed [Real Madrid and Bayern Munich academies](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/transfers/spieler/322655) Daniliuc could be available on a permanent or loan deal.

That’s according to a report from the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9857401/Southampton-West-Ham-eye-Flavius-Daniliuc-Nice-ready-let-defender-leave-summer.html), as cited by [Football Transfers](https://twitter.com/Transferzone00/status/1422630795601059841) on Twitter.

> Twitter: ![🚨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f6a8.svg) West Ham United and Southampton eye former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich starlet Flavius Daniliuc ![🇦🇹](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f1e6-1f1f9.svg) with Nice re… https://t.co/fXbJX99dar (@Transferzone00)

Daniliuc has earned [31 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/nationalmannschaft/spieler/322655/verein_id/9316) across the youth levels for Austria and shone for Nice in Ligue 1 last season.

Scoring once in [26 outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/322655) in all competitions, the versatile youngster rated 6.76 on average across the domestic campaign ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/flavius-daniliuc/901885)).

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £5.4million and under contract until 2024 in France ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/marktwertverlauf/spieler/322655)), singing the Austrian would likely be a lower cost option to the alternatives.

Albeit Daniliuc is unlikely to come immediately into the first-team at the London Stadium given the starlet’s relative [inexperience](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/322655) at senior level, the Irons would be landing a hot prospect.

Capable of [operating across the backline](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/flavius-daniliuc/leistungsdaten/spieler/322655), David Moyes would benefit from the added versatility in the squad.