Burnley centre-back James Tarkowski is reportedly ‘keen’ on joining West Ham as soon as January.
The Hammers actively pursued the 28-year-old last summer before being priced out of the running by the Lancashire club.
However, fast approaching the final six months of a deal at Turf Moor and in the wake of the injury to Angelo Ogbonna, it would appear the interest is set to be reignited.
That’s according to a report from The Evening Standard, as cited by From The Anvil – West Ham on Twitter.
The report claims that several clubs have shown an interest as the twice-capped England man prepares to leave Burnely after five years.
Despite a difficult start to the season in the North West, Tarkowski, recently hailed as ‘outstanding’ by Sean Dyche, has earned an impressive 7.13 average Sofascore rating from 11 Premier League outings.
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Valued at £22.5million (Transfermarkt), West Ham should be testing the Burnley resolve in January as the club prepare to lose their prized asset for nothing.
Irons’ boss David Moyes is clearly a huge admirer and Ogbonna’s long-term absence presents a problem that the Englishman could well solve.
Even at the mooted £20million, the Hammers would be landing themselves a quality top-flight operator at a bargain fee.
