According to reports from the Daily Mirror, West Ham United and Newcastle United are currently involved in a battle to sign Jota. Jota managed to take the Championship by storm after making a return back to Brentford during the January transfer window as he scored a sensational 12 goals in 21 appearances in the Championship. Due to his fine run of form, Jota has managed to attract the interest from a host of Premier League clubs this summer and West Ham United were recently believed to have placed a bid of around £3million for the attacking midfielder. The meagre bid was immediately … [Read more...]
West Ham United’s £3million bid for attacker turned down
According to reports from Read West Ham, West Ham United’s £3million offer for Spanish attacker Jota has been turned down by Brentford. West Ham have gone through a major shakeup over the summer and having signed high profile players such as Javier Hernandez, Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta and Marko Arnautovic so far, the Hammers are now focusing their attention towards offloading a few names. Sofiane Feghouli has widely been tipped to be leaving West Ham in the coming days and if indeed the Algerian international departs, the London side will be looking to bring in a replacement … [Read more...]
West Ham reportedly set to sign goalscoring attacking midfielder
According to reports from Read West Ham, Premier League outfit West Ham United are on the verge of securing the services of Jota from Brentford. West Ham United had endured a frustrating period early on into the summer transfer window but things have picked up for the Hammers in recent days. The side from London have already side Joe Hart and Marko Arnautovic and it is widely expected that Javier Hernandez will also be arriving to the Olympic Stadium within the next few days. The arrival of the high profile trio most certainly strengthens the West Ham squad but manager Slaven Bilic is … [Read more...]
Newcastle and Everton’s Spanish target happy to stay put says manager
Brentford manager Dean Smith has revealed that Jota will not be leaving unless the club receive a substantial bid this summer. Jota seemed to be surplus to requirements at Brentford at the start of last season after he was farmed out to Eibar on loan but the 25-year-old made a return to Griffin Park in January and managed to take the Championship by storm. Jota scored a sensational 12 goals in 21 appearances from an attacking midfield position and his tremendous exploits have led many Premier League clubs to register their interest in the Spaniard, with the likes of Newcastle United, … [Read more...]
Championship manager admits to working on a deal to recall Spanish midfielder
Brentford boss Dean Smith has stated that he is currently looking at the possibility of bringing back Jota to England during the January transfer window. Jota enjoyed a fantastic debut campaign with Brentford after joining the club back in the summer of 2014 but a serious knee injury meant that the Spaniard missed a lot of action last season. Surprisingly, Jota was allowed to move back to former club Eibar on loan during the January transfer window earlier this year and the deal lasts till the end of the current campaign. However, the 25-year-old has struggled for regular minutes on … [Read more...]