{"id":277716,"date":"2025-11-11T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277716\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:30:25","slug":"west-ham-transfer-news-hammers-interested-in-kovacic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277716\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham Transfer News: Hammers \u201cInterested\u201d in Kovacic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"478\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westhamworld.co.uk\/tag\/west-ham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United\u2019s<\/a> resurgence under Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo appears to be gathering pace, with the Hammers clinching back-to-back Premier League victories to breathe new life into their campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"478\">Following an emphatic 3\u20131 triumph over Newcastle United, Nuno\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/westhamworld.co.uk\/nuno-espirito-santo-delighted-west-ham-wilson-soucek-burnley-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">men edged Burnley 3\u20132 at the London Stadium<\/a> \u2014 securing consecutive league wins for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"840\">Despite the recent uptick in form, West Ham still sit 18th in the table, and the threat of relegation remains very real.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"840\">With January fast approaching, the transfer window will be pivotal for the club \u2014 not only to retain key stars like Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paquet\u00e1 but also to offload underperforming players such as Niclas F\u00fcllkrug and James Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"946\">Now, reports suggest that Nuno could look to bolster his midfield with a familiar Premier League face.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham \u201cInterested\u201d in Mateo Kovacic<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-04-19T155146Z_1064577434_UP1EL4J1828OE_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-EVE-MCI-REPORT-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic. (REUTERS\/Phil Noble)\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\"  \/>Manchester City\u2019s Mateo Kovacic. (REUTERS\/Phil Noble)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/10\/23\/man-city-mateo-kovacic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to a report from Caught Offside<\/a>, Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic has emerged as a potential target for several clubs, including West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1398\">The 31-year-old Croatia international \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cy84kxr81vyo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">once described by Danny Murphy as a player who makes football \u201clook so easy and effortless\u201d<\/a> \u2014 has struggled for regular game time under Pep Guardiola this season and may be allowed to leave in January.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1554\">Sources claim that City are not in talks with Kovacic over a new contract, with the club open to listening to offers for him in the upcoming window.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1928\">\u201cThere are no talks ongoing over a new contract for Kovacic at City,\u201d an anonymous source told Caught Offside.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1928\">\u201cThe likelihood is that City will be receptive to offers in January. Milan in particular are looking at this opportunity to accelerate a move.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1928\">\u201cWest Ham and Aston Villa are also interested, but less advanced for now. Same for Villarreal and Real Betis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2174\">While AC Milan are reportedly leading the chase, West Ham\u2019s growing ambition under Nuno could yet tempt the classy playmaker to East London \u2014 especially with the promise of a key role in a side desperate to climb clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Ham United\u2019s resurgence under Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo appears to be gathering pace, with the Hammers clinching back-to-back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-277716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}