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title: "Virals: West Ham ‘deliberating’ over move for Ben Brereton Diaz"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/01/25/virals-west-ham-deliberating-over-move-for-ben-brereton-diaz/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-01-25T12:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-25T12:00:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham ‘deliberating’ over move for Ben Brereton Diaz

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/25/virals-jesse-lingard-hoping-west-ham-make-loan-move/) are reportedly ‘deliberating’ over whether to make a move for Blackburn Rovers striker [Ben Brereton Diaz](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/20/virals-west-ham-place-ben-brereton-diaz-top-of-transfer-targets/).

The 22-year-old has recently appeared on the radar at both the London Stadium and at Newcastle United following a [sensational](https://www.sofascore.com/player/ben-brereton-diaz/867583) 2021/22 Championship campaign.

> West Ham reportedly sent scouts to the Blackburn Rovers v Hull City fixture last Wednesday to track Ben Brereton-Diaz.
>
> The Hammers, along with Newcastle, will make their decision this week whether or not to push for the signing of the 22-year-old.
>
> (via Sunday Express) [pic.twitter.com/2roW3aDY0M](https://t.co/2roW3aDY0M)
>
> — West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) [January 23, 2022](https://twitter.com/WHUFCFZ/status/1485180561949868032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

As the [transfer window](https://www.skysports.com/football/transfer-deals) enters the final week, Irons’ boss David Moyes is believed to be considering a late swoop for the Chile international.

That’s according to a report from the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-transfer-news-david-moyes-b978493.html), claiming that any potential deal could have become difficult.

The report states that the [nine-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-brereton-diaz/nationalmannschaft/spieler/426192/verein_id/3700) ace’s participation in international against Argentina and Bolivia over the break has ‘complicated’ any move.

This season Brereton Diaz has [scored 20 times and provided one assist](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-brereton-diaz/leistungsdaten/spieler/426192) in 29 appearances across all competitions.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £9million and out of contract at the end of the season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-brereton-diaz/marktwertverlauf/spieler/426192)), the [mooted £28.5million asking price](https://www.claretandhugh.info/rovers-give-irons-fee-for-striker-diaz/) is enough to put the Irons off alone.

Albeit the frontman is enjoying a [superb](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-brereton-diaz/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/426192) campaign, paying that fee for a player with a dwindling contract seems way over the odds.

Add in the extra difficulty of the ace being away on international duty, this is a deal that may have to wait until the summer, even in the knowledge that by which time, Blackburn Rovers and Brereton Diaz [could themselves](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) be in the Premier League.