Areola on the move?
Areola to Fiorentina?
According to Corriere dello Sport , Alphonse Areola could leave West Ham to join Fiorentina in the summer transfer window. It appears that the West Ham board have agreed that the 30-year-old Frenchman could be sold this summer.
Hammers boss David Moyes clearly still favours Lukasz Fabianski as his number one, and the Scot has also been linked with a move to sign Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia.
So perhaps the French World Cup winner could be heading for an exit.
We seem to have some strength in depth with goalkeepers at the London Stadium, but selling the 30-year-old to the Italian side this summer could be a big mistake .
Areola is a top-class goalkeeper, and he could be our number one stopper for the next seven or eight years.
The 30-year-old has conceded just 36 goals in 41 appearances for the Hammers and kept 18 clean sheets in the process (Transfermarkt).
Areola joined West Ham on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021, and then made his move to the London Stadium a permanent one in 2022 for around £8 million
However, it seems as though his stay in East London could be a short one. If Fiorentina make a firm offer for the 6ft 5in goalkeeper this summer, can anyone see Moyes fighting hard to keep him ?
