With silly season fast approaching, we can expect West Ham to be linked with absolutely everyone, as the club desperately scrambles for reinforcements in January.
But a new trend seems to be emerging—the Hammers being linked with talented, unproven teenagers currently on the books of Europe’s biggest clubs.
Yesterday, it was the turn of FC Barcelona midfielder Dro Fernandez, who was reportedly a target for the Irons in the upcoming [transfer](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-transfer-news/) window.
### Talented, Yes – But Not the Right Fit?
The 17-year-old is highly rated, recently making his La Liga debut for the Catalan giants and also featuring once in the Champions League.
However, when [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/category/news/) put the rumour to our top transfer source, the response was blunt:
“Where does this stuff come from? The lad is talented, but he’s all tricks and flicks.
West Ham need leaders and battlers—but most of all, good athletes.”
“Sure, he’s a good player, but he’s not athletic enough, not strong enough.
As far as I know, this is not the type of player West Ham are looking for.”
Well, we’ll say no more about it then. And after that rebuttal, let’s just say we didn’t bother asking about Endrick again either.