West Ham now nearing “first major signing” of the summer, Moyes will be delighted - opinion

West Ham United are reportedly edging ever closer to confirmation of the signing of Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd, in what would be their first arrival of the summer window.

According to 90min’s Toby Cudworth, the Morocco international is now all but set to make the move to the London Stadium, with the journalist writing on Twitter about the current situation that: “You never know with #WHUFC…but Nayef Aguerd deal close to completion. Should be the first major signing of what David Moyes hopes will be a busy transfer window.”

As per the attached article, the Hammers are now ‘putting the finishing touches’ on the deal to bring the 26-year-old to the Premier League, with the centre-back having been a ‘long-term target’ for David Moyes and co.

The report suggests that the deal could be worth as much as £30m plus add-ons to prise the 19-cap, left-footed gem from France, despite previous rumours that the fee was closer to just £13m.

After weeks of speculation, it would appear that the east London outfit have finally got their man, with manager Moyes no doubt delighted to have got up and running in what could prove to be a vital window for the club.

While there remains a number of areas in need of bolstering – particularly central midfield – securing the signing of a new central defender will seemingly solve one problem position, with the defensive ranks having been severely stretched last term.

The long-term absence of veteran Italian Angelo Ogbonna through injury left the former Everton boss with little depth at the heart of the defence, essentially relying on Craig Dawson and Kurt Zouma to perform both domestically and in Europe.

With Issa Diop also falling out of favour under the Scot – having made just ten league starts