West Ham ‘in advanced talks to sign Marseille defender Caleta-Car in £21m transfer’ after seeing off Newcastle interest
WEST HAM are close to signing Croatia international Duje Caleta-Car, according to reports.
The 25-year-old Marseille centre-back has been wanted by David Moyes for numerous years now.
Big spenders Newcastle were in a head-to-head race with the Hammers over his signature but it seems as though the sought-after defender is heading to London.
have reported that West Ham are in 'advanced talks' with an 'agreement due in the coming hours'.
Caleta-Car has made a total 106 appearances for Marseille and scored four goals since joining in 2018.
He has 18 months left on his current contract at the French side.
Before the 19million euro deal to France, he plied his trade for RB Salzburg where he won the Austrian top division FOUR seasons in a row.
The towering defender was in the Croatia side that lost to England at Wembley in the group stages of Euro 2020.
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This is the first transfer window since Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky bought a £150million stake in the club.
And the Irons have reportedly made a £50million transfer bid for the dynamic Yorkshire midfielder Kalvin Phillips from Leeds.
If a deal is finalised with Caleta-Car, then Issa Diop could be free to move to the Toon.
West Ham's next game is away to National League North side Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup next weekend.
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