CL winner: West Ham must continue brilliant transfer work by signing Barcelona ace
COMMENT By Will Butcher
Slaven Bilic should continue his brilliant work in the transfer window with West Ham by luring Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen to the London Stadium this summer.
Sky Sports claimed on their Transfer Centre (Sunday, 2.04pm) that the 31-year-old is interesting West Brom, while Crystal Palace are also said to be keen.
The former Arsenal defender has struggled to make an impression at the Nou Camp as he continues to suffer with multiple injuries that kept him sidelined more than not.
Way down the pecking order behind the likes of Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti and Jeremy Mathieu, Vermaelen could be looking for a way out.
West Ham have blown away the majority of their Premier League rivals with their work this summer, bringing Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez to east London.
Football Insider examines three reasons why the Hammers should sign the 61-time Belgium international this summer, including the form of one of Bilic’s defenders that is simply not good enough: