West Ham are among the teams considering a bid for Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof next month, according to Caught Offside.
The Swedish international is well down the pecking order at Old Trafford and he is out of contract at the end of the season.
It means that the Red Devils could be willing to sell Lindelof for a cut-price deal during the January transfer window.
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Caught Offside claim that a fee of between €7m and €8m could be enough to buy the defender, which works out at around the £6m mark.
With West Ham having already spent £15m to bring in Aaron Wan-Bissaka from United in the summer, it seems they could pull off what could be another bargain transfer.
There is plenty of competition for Lindelof
Despite the centre-back’s questionable fitness record, the Hammers are not the only club who are reported to be pursuing his signature.
Newcastle and Everton are also among Lindelof’s potential suitors while there is a lot of interest from abroad, with Lindelof able to sign a pre-contract agreement as soon as January 1st.
Italy looks the most likely destination if the 30-year-old chooses to leave the UK, with Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina all said to be keen on snapping him up.
West Ham need to reinforce their options in defence
The addition of Lindelof would make a lot of sense. The Irons only have three senior centre-halves at the moment, with Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jean-Clair Todibo currently at the disposal of head coach Julen Lopetegui.
If there are one or two injuries, the squad would be down to the bare bones, so adding numbers in the middle of defence should be one of the top priorities for January, in addition to a striker.
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