West Ham 'have asked' about bringing 'phenomenal' £43m star to London Stadium

West Ham have asked about Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse, says Daily Star journalist Paul Brown.

The Saints captain is thought to be a target for the Hammers this summer, and Brown has told GIVEMESPORT that David Moyes is a “big fan”.

According to the Daily Mirror, Moyes would like to bring Ward-Prowse, who is valued at £43m by the CIES Football Observatory, to the London Stadium this transfer window.

It comes after a fantastic Premier League campaign, where the 27-year-old was able to score 10 goals and provide five assists for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side. His overall game has been described as “phenomenal” by former team-mate Charlie Austin.

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson, however, is keen to see Ward-Prowse move to the Emirates instead.

“I don’t understand why Arsenal are not pulling out all the stops to try and take James Ward-Prowse from Southampton,” the Sky Sports pundit said in his Daily Star column.

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“Arsenal need to buy experience and they would be buying an experienced England international who knows the Premier League and would make a huge difference to them.”

Brown says there is definitely interest in Ward-Prowse from West Ham, though he thinks a deal would be extremely difficult to do at this moment in time.

Speaking to GMS, the Daily Star journalist said: “Ward-Prowse would be someone you’d expect to go straight into that team. How you’d get him in the system they play, I’m not entirely sure. It might require a bit of a tweak, but David Moyes is definitely a big fan and they have asked about James Ward-Prowse.

“That would not be an easy one to do and will probably cost quite a lot of money because he’s Southampton’s centrepiece,