West Ham have reportedly held preliminary talks with Aston Villa regarding centre-back Kortney Hause.
The 26-year-old began life as a Hammer before leaving the club’s academy in 2011 for Birmingham City.
Now some 11 years later the Irons are interested in bringing the ace back to East London according to a report from Football Insider.
The report claims that the London-born defender is ‘keen’ on the switch and West Ham are ‘weighing up a bid’ in the January transfer window.
Unsurprisingly many Hammers have taken to social media to give their initial reactions to the links.
Oh yes please
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) January 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/Mdp_coyi66/status/1482496457676570629
Be a great signing, just can see Villa allowing him to leave
— JOE CRONIN⚒ (@joecronin1999) January 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/ShaneBailey92/status/1482317511014195202
Please don’t https://t.co/VBIlfMTFgK
— Arun (@ArunWHU) January 15, 2022
Would be perfect https://t.co/Sc6bTayFKu
— Rachel ⚒️ (@rachel_whu) January 15, 2022
This season Hause has earned a 6.82 Sofascore rating from six Premier League appearances.
READ WEST HAM VERDICT
Valued at £4.5million and out of contract at Villa Park at the end of the season (Transfermarkt), there is certainly an opportunity to land a bargain.
However, having amassed a career-high 18 top-flight outings in 2019/20, it would appear the ex-England Under 21 starlet has fallen down the pecking order in the Midlands once again.
Despite making a professional debut almost 10 years ago, the fact Hause has only managed 195 senior appearances may point to a wider issue.
David Moyes is right to be seeking out defensive reinforcements, but perhaps the search should go on…
