West Ham are “more likely” to table an official bid for FC Midtjylland winger Dario Osorio this summer than either Arsenal or Liverpool, according to reports.
TEAMtalk claim that a whole host of clubs have been scouting the Chilean international. In addition to the three aforementioned teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have also watched the player.
However, it is believed that the Hammers, along with Fulham and Bournemouth, are Osorio’s most likely destinations at the end of the season.
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The 22-year-old is not expected to attract bids from the European elite, with his return of 6 goals and 10 assists this campaign deemed insufficient. However, he could get regular first-team football slightly further down the food chain.
Osorio would provide stern competition for Bowen
Luis Guilherme was sold to Sporting Lisbon during the January transfer window, so Jarrod Bowen is the only left-footed right winger in the first-team squad.
Osorio has the same profile and he is seven years younger than the club captain, so he could add depth in an important position.
With Adama Traore only being given a contract until the end of the season too, adding more options out wide will be a priority this summer anyway.
West Ham don’t have concrete transfer plans
It should be emphasised that any interest in Osorio would be dependent on the club retaining their top-flight status.
Midtjylland would require a substantial fee for the Chilean and relegation would dramatically reduce the transfer budget that head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has to play with.
It does make planning for the summer transfer window very challenging, so while Osorio is clearly on their radar, there are certainly no guarantees at this stage that he will be making the switch to the London Stadium.
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