West Ham reportedly only made a ‘loan offer’ to sign Marseille defender Duje Caleta-Car in the January transfer window.
The Hammers were heavily linked with a move for the 25-year-old and had been expected to make a permanent bid for the Croatian.
However, any pursuit of the ace failed to materialise as David Moyes struggled to add any player to the squad at the London Stadium.
According to a report from RMC Sport, as cited by Sport Witness on Twitter, there was no attempt to land Caleta-Car on a permanent basis.
Duje Caleta-Car | West Ham only made ‘loan offer’ for signing – Proposal was not ‘sufficiently interesting’ for clubhttps://t.co/b3oeJlHMDk #whufc #coyi
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) February 1, 2022
The report claims that the Ligue 1 club didn’t receive a ‘sufficiently interesting’ offer for the 20-cap star.
This season Caleta-Car has earned an impressive 7.15 average Sofascore rating in 11 league outings.
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Valued at £14.4million and under contract in France until 2023 (Transfermarkt), any attempt to sign the Croatian defender would likely have to of been a bid upwards of £15million at least.
Instead, it would appear that the Hammers were attempting to bolster their ranks without incurring the cost attached.
This apparent approach has left Moyes without adequate strength-in-depth and with a central defender in Kurt Zouma needing to return from a long-term layoff fit and firing for the remainder of the season.
