Moyes eyes move for Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz
West Ham boss David Moyes eyes move for Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz, with 23-year-old’s deal at Rovers expiring next summer
- Ben Brereton Diaz scored an impressive 21 goals in 37 league games last season
- West Ham are retaining an interest in the 23-year-old Blackburn striker
- Blackburn may be looking to cash in, with Diaz’s contract up next summer
West Ham manager David Moyes is maintaining an interest in Ben Brereton Diaz at Blackburn.
Burnley’s Dwight McNeil is another possibility but Brereton Diaz is preferred and Crystal Palace could also move for McNeil.
Brereton Diaz scored an impressive 21 goals in 37 league games last season and the 23-year-old also starred for the Chilean national side.
Ben Brereton Diaz scored an impressive 21 goals in 37 Championship games last season
He represented England at age group level before switching allegiance having qualified for Chile through his mother.
Blackburn may be looking to unload Brereton Diaz this summer to avoid him leaving on a free transfer next summer at the end of his contract.
Sevilla were also thought to hold an interest in the forward but it remains to be see whether they will match Rovers’ valuation.
Brereton Diaz broke into the Chile side after playing youth football for England
West Ham’s summer signing Nayef Aguerd could be an injury doubt ahead of the new Premier League season, having suffered an ankle issue against Rangers.
The £28million recruit from Rennes lasted just 23 minutes in the friendly at Ibrox before being helped off the pitch by Hammers medical staff.
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