On May 29th, we relayed news from Belgium that West Ham United have joined Newcastle United in chasing Wesley Moraes, and the Magpies are in contact with the Club Brugge star’s entourage.
Lazio are also believed to be interested in the striker and reports in Italy state the Serie A side have already tabled an offer. There were even suggestions the 22-year-old has also agreed personal terms with Simone Inzaghi’s side.
Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws takes a look at those claims and now reports the Jupiler Pro League club have turned down Lazio’s offer of €18m excluding bonuses.
It’s further insisted the Brazilian has not agreed personal terms with Lazio, despite the earlier claims otherwise.
Wesley has also turned down an opportunity to join Bayer Leverkusen because he is ‘waiting’ for an English club to make a firm move for him.
Newcastle and the Hammers once again get a mention in HLN’s report.
Rafael Benitez’s future at St James’ Park has still not been resolved, but that hasn’t stopped the Tyneside club joining Manuel Pellegrini’s side in ‘following’ Wesley’s case ‘closely’.
Brugge, on the other hand, have made it clear they need €30m to sanction their player’s sale.
Wesley scored 17 goals and registered 10 assists across all competitions in 2018/19 season.
