CL winner: West Ham must continue brilliant transfer work by signing Barcelona ace
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Since signing from Southampton in January 2017, the 33-year-old defender has failed to recapture the form that earned him a move from Southampton in the first place.
Showing a tendency to make an error at the back in claret and blue, the Euro 2016 winner had to wait four months later in April for his first clean sheet.
The Hammers should instead sell the Portugal international and replace him with Vermaelen to bolster their chances of mixing it with the big guns come May 2018.
In other West Ham transfer news, the sporting director of these European giants is hopeful his side can complete a deal.
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