West Ham United are now briefly mentioned in the race for Royal Antwerp youngster Arthur Vermeeren.
The news comes from Spain, where Mundo Deportivo feature a story about Barcelona’s interest in the 18-year-old.
The outlet claims the Camp Nou side’s chase started back in January, when their scout David Fernandez travelled to Belgium to watch Vermeeren.
There, the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and West Ham also had representatives watching.
Vermeeren isn’t expected to be an expensive signing, with Mundo Deportivo claiming that Royal Antwerp should demand between €15m and €20m for him.
What West Ham and Barcelona should probably be more concerned about is the list of Premier League sides who’ve been interested in him as well.
The likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion have all been recently linked to him, not to mention other European sides such as Ajax and RB Leipzig.
So a big battle for the youngster is expected, and it seems clear that moving quickly in the talks is important to beat all that competition.
