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title: "Hammers to target Sheffield United defender John Egan in January"
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author: "Niall Keenan"
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published: "2022-09-12T18:10:00Z"
modified: "2022-09-12T18:10:00Z"
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# Hammers to target Sheffield United defender John Egan in January

**West Ham will make an attempt to sign centre-back John Egan in the next transfer window.**

That’s according to The Sun journalist Alan Nixon, who has said that the Irons will make a £12m move for the Sheffield United defender this winter.

Egan made [67 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/john-egan/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/121324/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id=) as the Blades competed in the top flight between 2019 and 2021 with the Yorkshire club now currently [top](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) of the Championship table.

It is thought that the Irishman could be brought in to cover the loss Craig Dawson who seemed close to a Hammers exit before the recent transfer deadline.

Dawson was the subject of interest from Wolves on deadline day but a move [collapsed](https://twitter.com/alex_crook/status/1565350568817983494), with the east London outfit unable to recruit a replacement.

Writing on his official [Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/posts/west-ham-target-71745525) Nixon wrote: “West Ham boss David Moyes wants Sheffield United centre half John Egan – and will make a £12 million move for him in the next window.

“If Hammers land Egan it would open the door for unsettled Craig Dawson to move after the collapse of a switch.

“The centre half was a target for Aston Villa as we revealed but they found a cheaper alternative. Wolves will take a look at Dawson again after they missed out.

“West Ham wanted £5 million plus £2 million extras for Dawson but that will drop now as he nears the end of his contract.”

With an arduous [personal commute](https://thisisfutbol.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=270740&action=edit) from up north it would seem that Dawson is destined to leave the London Stadium and Egan could be a sound alternative for David Moyes.

He has proved he is capable of playing in the top tier ranking in the top 2% of centre-backs in the Premier League for passes intercepted per 90 and in the top 10% for passes blocked ([Fbref](https://fbref.com/en/players/debe38a0/scout/10728/John-Egan-Scouting-Report)) during the 2020/21 campaign and posting a respectable 6.75 average [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/sheffield-united/15) rating.

However, all current centre-back options did post a [better score](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/west-ham-united/37) last term meaning it would be likely Egan would operate as a back-up option but with European commitments he could well prove to be able cover.