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title: "Virals: West Ham have ‘renewed interest’ in Derby County ace Lee Buchanan"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/01/11/virals-west-ham-have-renewed-interest-in-derby-county-ace-lee-buchanan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-01-11T17:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-11T17:00:00Z"
---

# Virals: West Ham have ‘renewed interest’ in Derby County ace Lee Buchanan

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/11/virals-west-ham-goalkeeper-darren-randolph-set-for-epl-loan-switch/) have reportedly ‘renewed their interest’ in Derby County full-back Lee Buchanan.

The Hammers have been named alongside Nottingham Forest, [Celtic](https://www.givemesport.com/1816511-celtic-transfer-news-hoops-want-to-get-6m-deal-done-early-amid-big-worry-for-ange), Watford and Cercle Brugge as the potential suitors for the 20-year-old.

Unsurprisingly the [Championship strugglers](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) are believed to be ‘reluctant’ to sell their academy graduate.

That’s according to a report from [Derbyshire Live](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/premier-league-club-latest-enter-6460936), as cited by [West Ham News & Views](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_) on Twitter.

> West Ham renewed their interest in 20 year old Derby County left-back Lee Buchanan this month.
>
> \[[@derbyshire\_live](https://twitter.com/derbyshire_live?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\] [#WHUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#COYI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COYI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/QE6t1FtNVf](https://t.co/QE6t1FtNVf)
>
> — West Ham News & Views (@WestHamViews\_) [January 10, 2022](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_/status/1480675732997160963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report claims that clubs are ‘keeping close tabs’ on the [England youth international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lee-buchanan/nationalmannschaft/spieler/532539/verein_id/22907) who was [tipped](https://derbyunifootyjournos.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/lee-buchanan-is-destined-to-represent-england-says-derby-manager-wayne-rooney/) to represent the senior Three Lions by Wayne Rooney.

This season Buchanan has earned a [6.62 Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/lee-buchanan/973785) from 15 second-tier outings.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £2.25million and out of contract at the end of the season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lee-buchanan/marktwertverlauf/spieler/532539)), signing the Mansfield-born ace would be imminently possible during this window.

That’s despite Rooney suggesting that the [‘vultures’](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/premier-league-club-latest-enter-6460936) would have to pay maximum value for his in-demand players.

Having already amassed [60 senior outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lee-buchanan/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/532539), Buchanan looks ready-made to develop further and could be the ideal candidate to act as an understudy to Aaron Cresswell.