West Ham United were turned down at the final hours of the summer transfer window after taking the final Gasp approach to sign “Leader,” reporters revealed.
Igor was pleased after signing West Ham
West Ham’s deadline was eventually relatively quiet, with Igor Giulio proving to be the only arrival, taking on loan from fellow Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Rather than joining Crystal Palace, Igor chose to move to London Stadium. Crystal Palace may have caused a knock-on effect for Marcguech who doesn’t sign Liverpool, and Oliver Grasner is always reluctant to sanction the movement unless appropriate covers are brought in.
After joining Graham Potter’s side, the Brazilian said: “I’m so happy to be at West Ham United,” Igor said. “It’s a big club, a historic club, with great support and special identity. I saw this in Prague in the final of the Europa Conference League two years ago.
Potter had to get another centre-back through the door on behalf of the outgoing knife Aguerdo, who is currently signing Marseille, but the Brighton defender isn’t the only target, and West Ham also makes the final gasp approach to sign Chelsea’s Axel Disaji.
However, reporter Graeme Bailey has since said disasi “no” and “move to London Stadium,” but has revealed that he will remain at Stamford Bridge, eschewing interests such as AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ajax.
Julio might be better off signing Potter than disasi
Given the widespread interest in his signature, it is unclear why Chelsea centre-backs are reluctant to leave around £25 million, and the French are clearly not part of Enzo Maresca’s plan.
The 27-year-old, known as the “leader” by journalist Nizar Kinsella, was rented out to Aston Villa last January and failed to make one Blues appearance this season.
The fact that Igor actually wants to play football is a encouragement, he is a more advanced defender and has clear signs that he is comfortable to get the ball.
Average per 90 (past year) | Axel is sung | Igor Giulio |
The path that was attempted | 58.50 | 68.37 |
Progressive Pass | 3.31 | 4.59 |
block | 1.01 | 2.25 |
As a result, West Ham should not be too discouraged by the fact that they missed out on the signature of Disasi, and they would be hoping to pick up the first clean sheet of the season with Nottingham Forest last time.