Boss pretty much gives West Ham green light to make January move

by Admin Iomie · 30 October 2022

Boss Brendan Rodgers wants to keep West Ham target Youri Tielemans at Leicester long-term but accepts the club must come first.

The Hammers will look to delve into the transfer kitty during the January transfer window and add a few more players to the squad that will add depth to the side – and Tielemans is a player that the Hammers have been linked with.

He was heavily tipped to leave Leicester but stayed – but with the Belgian not any closer to agreeing a new contract – Rodgers has opened up and admitted that Leicester City come first in their decision over the midfielder.

“It’s not something we are thinking of and not anything the club have said we need to do. We don’t want to be offloading our best players, that’s for sure,” Rodgers said.

“So there has been no hint or indication we need to generate money and move him on. But, of course, there’s a business side to the club that they will look at.

“We had a number of long chats in the summer. There is clearly no doubt even a young guy who is focused like Youri and very professional, it can have an impact.

“But he has been fully focused. He doesn’t let that affect him. He is a top-class professional, he sees the game how I see it.

“On the field he understands what is happening within the game and that’s all he can do – give his very best – and his recent performances have been excellent.

“We have a number of players out of contract come the end of the season. My focus has been on working with him and getting out of the situation we are in.

“So everything else is not really spoken about from my perspective.”

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Going by these comments – West Ham could get the midfielder in the January window for a real bargain

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