West Ham are understood to be ‘getting desperate’ in their attempts to sign Benfica striker Darwin Nunez.
The Hammers reportedly saw a bid fall on deaf ears as David Moyes attempts to bolster the attacking options at his disposal.
Now a fresh report from Record, as cited by Sport Witness on Twitter, has claimed that the Irons would need a huge offer to sign the 22-year-old.
Darwin Nunez | ‘Getting desperate’ – West Ham have fresh attempt for signing turned down, ‘stratospheric offer’ needed. https://t.co/elJRbKs34G #whufc #coyi
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) January 31, 2022
Unsurprisingly, the last-minute pursuit of Nunez has caused consolation amongst the fanbase on social media.
Difficult deal to complete. He ain’t been on international duty for all 30 days of this month. Club is still a circus when it comes to transfers.
At Least We Tried FC https://t.co/f7S1PqMvvz— Këß (@OurKezz) January 30, 2022
Almost as if we shouldn’t have waited until the last possible moment to sign someone?! https://t.co/HKkazsZCTL
— M_Breezy (@M_BreezyFM) January 30, 2022
IF we can get this done, this a proper striker to be linked with.
As he played in Champions league, is he Cup tied for Europa league? https://t.co/WF8Li6kMy6
— Jeff Hirst (@CLARETnBLUESguy) January 30, 2022
Well what the point in bidding for him when there is difficult deal to complete
— Wayne hawkridge (@hawkridge_wayne) January 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/TheCole01/status/1487885488769970177
This season the Uruguayan frontman has scored 20 times and provided two assists in 25 appearances across all competitions.
READ WEST HAM VERDICT
Valued at £28.8million and under contract until 2025 (Transfermarkt), signing Nunez for anything close to a previously mooted £45million asking price would be a superb piece of business.
Albeit an expensive outlay, the seven-cap star has been touted to a host of Europe’s elite clubs and looks readymade to star on the biggest stage.
All of this makes the anger amongst West Ham fans at the timing of the charge all the more palpable and indeed understandable.
