West Ham interest in €18m star ‘very concrete’ – Have a month left to get him at that price

West Ham United are showing ‘very concrete’ interest in Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah this summer as he looks to leave the German side.

That’s according to BILD, who say the defender can leave the Bundesliga side if his €18m release clause is matched by any clubs.

They explain that Tah is ‘pushing for a change’ after eight years at Leverkusen and his ‘preferred destination’ would be a move to England.

He wants to take the next step in his career and move to the Premier League, which ‘is his dream’ that he would finally like to fulfil. That is why he has been asking for advice from agent Pini Zahavi, an expert in transfers to England, for the last six months.

He has seemingly done his job too, with several sides in England showing an interest and West Ham are one of them.

Tah still has a contract with Leverkusen until 2025 but it contains a release clause worth €18m. That must be activated by the beginning of July before it expires.

Whether West Ham are aware of that is unclear, but their interest is ‘very concrete’. Their hope is that a win in the Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina next week, which would help them secure Europa League football, can help convince Tah to move to the London Stadium.