West Ham are reportedly fascinated with signing Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
The 23-year-old is believed to have been watched by Liverpool scouts this season.
West Ham’s sudden drop in kind has coincided with Lukasz Fabianski’s hip injury and because the no.1 underwent surgical procedure on a torn hip muscle in October, the Hammers have misplaced six of their final eight Premier League video games.
Second-choice goalkeeper Roberto tried to fill the void left by Fabianski, nevertheless, a string of errors led to him being dropped for David Martin, who joined on a free switch from Millwall in the summertime.
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Turkish newspaper Aksam declare Trabzonspor goalkeeper Cakir, who has been capped twice by Turkey, may very well be introduced in to offer Fabianski some much-needed competitors when he returns to health.
Whereas Martin impressed in his West Ham debut, holding a clear sheet in a shock 1-Zero win at Chelsea final weekend, which reduced the boyhood Hammers fan to tears at full-time, he isn’t seen as a long-term choice.
Final month, Cakir’s agent, Engin Kirkpinar, claimed Liverpool, together with three different English golf equipment, had been tracking his client’s progress.
He stated: “Liverpool are among the many sides fascinated with Cakir and have been monitoring his progress.
“Trabzonspor worth Cakir as being price a minimal €20m (£17.1million) and won’t promote him in January.
“An finish of season transfer may, nevertheless, be on the playing cards.”
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