West Ham open door to England for Marcus Edwards

West Ham are preparing an offer to Sporting to sign English striker Marcus Edwards.

According to the British press, a wave of injuries affecting strikers Michail Antonio and Jerrod Bowen, as well as the absence of Ghanaian Mohammed Kudus, who is in Canada, forced London club coach David Moyes to decide to sign 25-year-old winger Leo. old.

Edwards trained at rivals Tottenham but gained international recognition at Sporting thanks to his strong performances in European competition.

Given the urgent need to strengthen the attack of sixth-placed West Ham in the Premier League, Edwards’ name came somewhat naturally as he needed little time to adapt and it was the return of one of the most promising English footballers to the league. world, your generation.

However, Marcus Edwards is one of the players that Ruben Amorim considers non-negotiable and a possible deal could only take place based on the value of the termination clause, which is around 60 million euros. The contract with the Lions runs for another two and a half seasons, until 2026.

Edwards made his mark in the 5-1 win over Estoril, where he scored two goals, but ended up missing the next game against Tondela for the Portuguese Cup (4-0) due to the flu. He did not train again on Thursday, but will be available for the game against Desp. Keys.

Estoril can be challenging
Sporting are in talks to sign midfielder Coindredi with Valencia, but Estoril have a loan deal until the end of this season. Canarinhos intends to receive compensation if the deal goes through.

Diego Callay Roda in Feirense
Diogo Callai, the 19-year-old goalkeeper of Sporting, will play for Feirense, a team in the II League, until the end of the season. This way, the young man will have the opportunity to develop as he will have more opportunities to play.