West Ham could land Lingard alternative in swoop for 25 y/o gem who has an “X factor” - opinion

West Ham United are believed to be interested in a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Daichi Kamada, according to recent reports.

As per club insider ExWHUemployee, the Hammers are said to have an “interest” in the Japan international ahead of a potential deal this summer, having also been heavily linked with his current team-mate Filip Kostic.

Discussing the 25-year-old, the respected source stated: “We are interested in other players from Frankfurt. I believe there’s an interest in the Japanese midfielder Kamada.

“Again, they are going to want a lot of money for him. And he comes with the extra financial incentive of being Japanese. Therefore you get a lot of merchandise sold in Asia, as a result of having a player from that country. So I think there’s interest in him.”

Journalist Pete O’Rourke has now offered his thoughts on the 19-cap gem in an interview with Football FanCast, suggesting that Kamada could offer a real magic touch to the West Ham midfield.

He stated: “Kamada, clever player, very creative. Something maybe that West Ham’s midfield was lacking last year. And I think definitely somebody who could add that little X factor to that West Ham midfield if they were able to land him”.

A move for the highly-rated playmaker could well serve as an ideal alternative to that of former Irons loanee Jesse Lingard, with the Englishman having snubbed a return to the London Stadium in favour of a move to newly-promoted Nottingham Forest.

The 29-year-old had appeared set to reunite with manager David Moyes following his previous impressive spell with the Hammers, when he provided 14 goal contributions in just 16 league games, briefly rejuvenating his career in the process.

Alas, the Manchester United academy graduate