Mariano Díaz has emerged as a transfer target for West Ham United, if various reports coming out of England and Spain are to be believed.
Last week, Sport explained the Hammers ‘follow’ the Real Madrid player, who turned down an opportunity to join Benfica on loan during the last window.
Corriere dello Sport explains the La Liga winners, who offered the 27-year-old to AS Roma and AC Milan in the summer, now ‘offer’ him to David Moyes’ side.
The striker has a contract until 2023 and earns €4.5m per season. These figures are a ‘luxury’ and Los Blancos can no longer afford to spend that amount on a fringe player during the Covid-19 crisis. Therefore, Zinedine Zidane’s side are ‘working to find a solution’.
It’s claimed West Ham are the ‘new idea’, most likely for Real Madrid, and the formula for his transfer would be ‘loan with a right of redemption’.
David Moyes’ ‘first goal’ when the window reopens in January is to sign a centre forward and Corriere states Mariano is a ‘solution’ for the English club.
As per the report, the attacker is ‘attracted to the Premier League’, but it’s not clear if he’s ‘attracted’ to the idea of joining West Ham.
Over the weekend, Mariano scored his first goal of the campaign in his side’s 1-1 draw against Villarreal, and it was also his first start [second appearance] in all competitions this season.
