On Wednesday, iG Esporte stated West Ham United have shifted their focus to Flamengo star Pedro after Corinthians rejected their offer for Yuri Alberto.
SBT Sports journalist Lucas Pedrosa claims former Werder Bremen defender Naldo Rodrigues is representing West Ham in Brazil, and he negotiated a deal for Alberto but the operation didn’t take shape.
He adds David Moyes’ side have now set their sights on Fluminense’s André, who had received an offer from Liverpool earlier this month.
Pedrosa claims the Europa Conference League winners have informed the Brazilian club they’ll match the Reds’ offer.
The figures aren’t mentioned but earlier claims stated Liverpool tabled a €30m bid for the midfielder. The journalist adds Naldo was authorised by the London club to ‘present the proposal’ to sign André.
Pedrosa has approached Fluminense for an update but hasn’t received a response from them yet.
West Ham have less than 48 hours to strike an agreement with the South American club, and if they do, Pedrosa claims the Hammers will allow André to continue at Fluminense until the end of this year.
🚨 Informação sobre Fluminense 🇭🇺:
O West Ham 🏴 sinalizou ao Tricolor uma proposta que “se equipara à do Liverpool” pelo volante André. E mais: aceita a ida da joia após o fim da temporada brasileira.
O clube inglês está no Brasil sendo representado pelo ex-zagueiro Naldo… pic.twitter.com/fwxZwf7boh
— Lucas Pedrosa (@pedrosa) August 31, 2023
