West Ham ‘join Aston Villa in race for Marseille’s ex-Arsenal star Matteo Guendouzi in shock January transfer’
WEST HAM are reportedly interested in signing Matteo Guendouzi from Marseille.
The former Arsenal man has become a top midfielder since his return to France in 2021.
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The 23-year-old’s performances have caught the eye of the Hammers who have joined Aston Villa in the race to sign him, according to Mathieu Grégoire as per L’Équipe.
He has been called up to the France national team and featured in the side’s recent World Cup run.
Guendouzi is viewed as Aston Villa’s “priority signing” as Unai Emery looks to make his mark.
However West Ham’s interest comes after the recent poor form from Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta.
Soucek has not been as impressive in recent months as he once was and Paqueta is still adapting to the Premier League.
And Grégoire has revealed that the clubs are readying their offers.
He said: “Regarding Guendouzi, as we know, English clubs like Aston Villa and West Ham are ready to make big offers, but current;y, we’re not at that point.
The ex-Gunner has experience in the Premier League, which could be one reason behind the interest in him as he would need less time to adapt.
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During his time at the Emirates Stadium, he made 82 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners.
In this whole time, he managed to score one goal and assist five more.
However, since joining Marseille he has bagged nine goals and 18 assists in 81 appearances.
