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title: "Virals: West Ham ‘poised to win the race’ to sign EFL star Joe Worrall"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/03/15/virals-west-ham-poised-to-win-the-race-to-sign-efl-star-joe-worrall/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-03-15T07:15:00Z"
modified: "2022-03-15T07:15:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham ‘poised to win the race’ to sign EFL star Joe Worrall

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/03/14/noel-whelan-claims-west-ham-need-four-summer-transfers/) are reportedly ‘poised to win the race’ to sign Nottingham Forest central defender [Joe Worrall](https://readwestham.com/2022/03/04/virals-west-ham-remain-keen-on-efl-defender-joe-worrall/).

The 25-year-old ace has been attracting plenty of attention and the Hammers have regularly been [linked](https://twitter.com/MattLeeJourno/status/1400896797699149827) with a move.

> Joe Worrall is receiving attention from Crystal Palace as well as Burnley and West Ham, as per Andy Jones of The Athletic.
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> Burnley are reportedly the most keen.
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> They also claim the 24yo is "thought to be available for around £10 million."[#NFFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Matt Lee (@MattLeeJourno) [June 4, 2021](https://twitter.com/MattLeeJourno/status/1400896797699149827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Now a report from reputable West Ham source [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-poised-to-win-defender-race/) has claimed that David Moyes could be set to land his man in the summer.

The report states that left-back Emmanuel Longelo could be used as a makeweight in a deal to bring the [three cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-worrall/nationalmannschaft/spieler/415970/verein_id/9565) England Under 21 starlet to the London Stadium.

This season Worrall – hailed as [‘outstanding’](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-gerrard-compares-kyle-lafferty-13282171) by Steven Gerrard – has earned an impressive [7.08 average Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/joe-worrall/838399) from 28 Championship outings.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £3.60million and under contract at the City Ground until 2024 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-worrall/marktwertverlauf/spieler/415970)), signing the Engish defender for a previously mooted £10million would be smart business.

Despite being inexperienced at the elite level, Worrall has amassed [216 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-worrall/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/415970) in a strong career to date.

Undoubtedly a Moyes style of [defensive operator](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/315714/Show/Joe-Worrall), signing the ace to strengthen the department alongside Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna would make an abundance of sense.