West Ham make official bid for Super Eagles hopeful – report

The Hammers have been energetic within the switch window and need to add a defender of Nigerian descent to their squad

Per experiences, Premier League campaigners West Ham have set their sights on signing Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha.

In accordance with Belgian information outlet Voetbal Nieuws, the Hammers have submitted an official bid for Torunarigha, meaning to wrap up the deal shortly.

Torunarigha has been at Hertha Berlin since 2006, first as an eight-year-old schoolboy, earlier than turning skilled ten years later.

The 26-year-old left Hertha BSC for the primary time in January, becoming a member of Belgian membership Gent on a six-month mortgage deal.

Impressed with the defender’s high quality, Gent reportedly provided Hertha two million euros plus bonuses for Torunarigha. However the Berliners laughed off the supply as nothing however 5 million euros on the desk might persuade them to half with the German youth worldwide.

It isn’t clear but how a lot West Ham are prepared to pay for the center-half with 73 caps, 5 objectives, and 5 assists within the Bundesliga.

Torunarigha’s Nigerian roots

Born in Chemnitz, Germany, 24 years in the past, Torunarigha is the son of former Capturing Stars of Ibadan ace Ojokolo Torunarigha.

The robust tackler has featured for Germany at completely different youth ranges, together with for the Olympic Video games crew on the Rio Olympics. He’s but to make a senior look for the European nation, although.

Former Tremendous Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr beforehand failed in his try to persuade Torunarigha to play for his father’s nation of beginning.

There are, nonetheless, indications that the Hertha Berlin star could now be open to representing the three-time African champions.