‘Would be terrific business’ – West Ham eye Fulham deal as defensive solution: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo is reportedly on West Ham United’s radar ahead of the summer. 

Journalist Alex Crook has told GiveMeSport that the centre-back is one of three Craven Cottage players that Adarabioyo is among them.

David Moyes is understood to have wanted to strengthen the centre of his defence in January but a signing was not made.

So, would he be a good signing for the Hammers? And do they need him?

We quizzed our FLW writers for their thoughts…

Marcus Ally

One area of the pitch the Hammers need to strengthen is centre-back, they may face competition from higher places for Adarabioyo’s services but he would be a great signing for the club.

Due to his age, West Ham would probably be comfortable investing significantly in the Manchester City academy graduate, however, Fulham will be confident of hanging onto him until at least the summer of 2023.

The Hammers’ bargaining power does shrink significantly if they are unable to offer Adarabioyo European football and Marco Silva appears to be getting the best out of him at the moment.

It would be terrific business if they could pull it off, but they may have to offer astronomical numbers to lure him to the London Stadium.

Adam Jones

January was probably the perfect opportunity for Adarabioyo to head to the London Stadium with Angelo Ogbonna out – and considering they have been looking at the likes of Rob Dickie and Dael Fry – it wouldn’t be a surprise if they were actively weighing up a move for the Fulham man as another EFL star.

This could be a very