{"id":10356,"date":"2025-07-21T07:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/10356\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:43:12","slug":"west-ham-united-have-a-verbal-agreement-with-lugano-defender-albian-hajdari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/10356\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham United have a verbal agreement with Lugano defender Albian Hajdari"},"content":{"rendered":"

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West Ham United have secured a verbal agreement with Lugano defender Albian Hajdari, according to German journalist Dominik Schneider<\/a>.<\/p>\n

West Ham manager Graham Potter wants to strengthen his defensive options ahead of 2025-26, and the 22-year-old Swiss is on his radar. <\/p>\n

Hajdari has a \u20ac5 million release clause in his contract, but the London Stadium club have yet to trigger it. <\/p>\n

However, the former Juventus youth player is keen to join the Hammers, and a move could be on the cards in the coming weeks depending on how talks go between both clubs.<\/p>\n

West Ham have signed Senegalese defender El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague while French defender Jean-Clair Todibo has joined in a permanent deal after his loan spell last term. <\/p>\n

English defender Kyle Walker-Peters has also agreed<\/a> to join the Hammers on a three-year deal after leaving Southampton at the end of his contract, and Hajdari could be next.<\/p>\n

He brings much-needed experience to the table having played over 60 games across the last two seasons for the Swiss Super League club, and a move to the Premier League would appeal to such a player who is desperate to prove himself after failing to make the grade at Juve.<\/p>\n

His ability to play at right-back and huge potential could also have attracted Potter to him, and the Lugano star is willing to snub other suitors to secure a move to West Ham.<\/p>\n

The likes of Bournemouth, Lazio, Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Sociedad have all been credited with interest in Hajdari, but it appears the Hammers are favourites to land him.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen whether he will become their next summer signing, but Potter wants quality recruitment as soon as possible with preparations for 2025-26 already underway, and the club will be working to make needed additions to the squad in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

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