West Ham set for double deadline day swoop but Nicolas Tagliafico out of contention

West Ham confirm Vlasic deal

West Ham have confirmed their first piece of business for the day, announcing the signing of Nikola Vlasic from CSKA Moscow.

Welcome to West Ham United, Nikola Vlasic! ✍️

— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 31, 2021

Vlasic has penned a five year deal for the hammers, and fills the creative hole that had appeared since the departure of loanee Jesse Lingard at the end of last season.

Nikola Vlasic joins West Ham on a permanent move from CSKA Moscow, done deal now also official. €30m plus €8m add ons final fee. Paperworks signed, statement confirms. ⚒️ #WHUFC #DeadlineDay

Jesse Lingard has now huge chances to stay at Manchester United. #MUFC https://t.co/mE16uQDgpt

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2021

As per reliable transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the deal is thought to have set West Ham back 38 million euros, of which 8 million euros is in add ons.

Tagliafico deal off

Rumours broke on social media yesterday that West Ham were close to completing a deal for Ajax full-back Nicolas Tagliafico, who was thought to be free to depart the Netherlands. However, as per the reliable David Ornstein, any potential deal is now off, with West Ham no longer looking to do a deal for the left-back.

🚨 West Ham not pursuing move Nicolas Tagliafico before tomorrow night’s transfer deadline. 28yo Ajax & Argentina international left-back has been offered up by multiple agents but #WHUFC aren’t currently looking to take it any further @TheAthleticUK #Ajax https://t.co/5dH0tIVaud

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 30, 2021

Second signing of the day could be Alex Kral

Elsewhere, it seems as though David Moyes is set to raid Slavia Prague once again, having already signed Thomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal from the Czeck champions. The latest on the conveyer belt appears to be Alex Kral, a central midfielder.

⚡️ Alex Kral is close to joining West Ham United today. The Czech midfielder will join on loan with an option to buy.

He will be sold to make space for Maxi Caufriez. The most obvious transfer of the summer finally coming to fruition! pic.twitter.com/0FCw2DV86U

— Russian Football News (@RusFootballNews) August 31, 2021

The 23 year old would arrive as backup to Declan Rice and Soucek, and would strengthen the West Ham squad as they look to take on Europa League football alongside the Premier League.

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