{"id":19247,"date":"2022-05-26T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/26\/west-ham-on-verge-of-announcing-first-summer-signing\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:01:14","slug":"west-ham-on-verge-of-announcing-first-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/26\/west-ham-on-verge-of-announcing-first-summer-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham on verge of announcing first summer signing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Ham are on the verge of announcing their first signing of the summer in the form of Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The Hammers have struggled at centre-back this season, largely owing to injury. Angelo Ogbonna suffered a season-ending injury, while both Kurt Zouma and Issa Diop also spent significant time on the treatment table. That left Craig Dawson, now 32 years old, as a mainstay of the defence, and resulted in him racking up over 4000 minutes.<\/p>\n

As a result, they are clearly in the market for defenders to strengthen their backline, with a move for Aguerd seemingly set to be completed imminently, according to reliable West Ham source EXWHUemployee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 6ft2\u2033 centre-back appeared 31 times this season for the Ligue 1 side, scoring twice and providing three assists from the heart of defence.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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REIMS, FRANCE \u2013 APRIL 09: Nayef Aguerd of Stade Rennais in action during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Reims and Rennes at Stade Auguste Delaune on April 9, 2022 in Reims, France. (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lingard in the works?<\/h2>\n

On the back of a gruelling campaign, it is clear that David Moyes is looking to strengthen early in the transfer window and, with Nicola Vlasic having failed to impress since his big-money move last summer, the Hammers are thought to be chasing Jesse Lingard once more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 FEBRUARY 21: Jesse Lingard of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium(Photo by Chloe Knott \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lingard enjoyed a brilliant end to the 2020-21 season while on loan at West Ham, but was unable to make the move permanent and now looks certain to leave Manchester United on a free transfer this summer when his contract runs out.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: West Ham make an initial enquiry over signing #MUFC<\/a> midfielder Jesse Lingard on a free transfer \u2692\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/dvy3HAQarp<\/a><\/p>\n

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