Deal off: WHU insider puts final nail in coffin on late deal, Moyes is in huge trouble - opinion

West Ham United’s bid to secure a deadline day deal to bring Darwin Nunez to the London Stadium is off.

That’s according to a claim made by ExWHUemployee, who revealed in a recent post on The West Ham Way that the Irons’ bid to sign the Benfica centre-forward is officially over, with the Portuguese outfit having rejected David Moyes’ offer for the 22-year-old.

In his post, the Hammers insider said: “We have had a brief update from our main source on transfers: Nunez is unfortunately off. [Benfica] have turned down our offer and don’t want to do any deals until the summer on him- which we could do then.”

With it very much appearing as if West Ham had put almost all of their centre-forward eggs in the Darwin Nunez basket this month, the news that the striker will now not be making a move to east London has undoubtedly left Moyes in huge trouble.

Indeed, the 58-year-old stated himself that a second central attacking option was one of his main priorities in the January transfer window, with Michail Antonio currently being West Ham’s only out-and-out centre-forward.

However, with only a matter of hours until the market closes, Moyes looks as if he is back to square one in his bid to bring a new striker to the club, which very much raises the question as to why he decided to leave his transfer business until the final day of the window.

Indeed, if Moyes fails to land a centre-forward in the next few hours, it would appear to severely dent West Ham’s chances of securing a top-four finish this season, which could ultimately lead to the likes of Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen seeking moves away from the London Stadium this summer.

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