West Ham United may have missed out on signing Sporting midfielder Matheus Nunes, as confirmed by manager David Moyes last week, but it still doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten about the player.
Portuguese newspaper A Bola today writes that despite the failed effort to land the 24-year-old, the Hammers went to watch him in the weekend match against Rio Ave.
It’s said West Ham had already sent a scout to see the player in the league’s opening round against Braga, and now did it again. This time, they saw Nunes scoring a great goal, a strike which has generated excitement among fans.
A Bola is sure that the Hammers will return for Nunes. Before the London side make a new bid to Sporting, they are set to try to convince the player, who was ‘not excited’ by that first approach, as he’d like a club who are playing in the Champions League and can fight for titles.
West Ham’s first bid was reportedly worth €30m plus €5m in bonuses, and the Lions are said to be demanding demanding €50m for the sale.