Red Bull model close to taking off as West Ham close in on Taylor Harwood-Bellis signing

A deal to take Manchester City centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis to West Ham United is ‘almost done’.

According to a report from Tuttomercatoweb, West Ham are very close to signing Manchester City defender Taylor Hardwood-Bellis in the summer transfer window.

The East London outfit have already been linked with a move to sign the 21-year-old Man City starlet, and he’s allegedly available for around £15 million.

Hammers boss David Moyes is clearly very keen indeed to bolster his central defensive ranks at the London Stadium this summer.

And it seems as though Harwood-Bellis is the man that the Scot really wants…

Red Bull model close to taking off as West Ham close in on Taylor Harwood-Bellis signing

Tuttomercatoweb claim that the Hammers are very close to bringing the 21-year-old Man City man to the London Stadium.

I think this would be a hugely exciting signing for West Ham this summer.

The centre-back spent last season on loan with Burnley and he really impressed at Turf Moor. He is very highly rated indeed at Manchester City.

However, he is out of contract at the Etihad in the summer of 2024, so Pep Guardiola is clearly prepared to allow the young defender to depart the club on a permanent basis this summer.

The Telegraph recently described Harwood-Bellis as an ‘elite’ young player.

In 32 Championship outings for the Clarets last season, the 21-year-old centre-back averaged 1.1 tackles, 1.8 interceptions, 3.1 clearances and 2.8 successful aerial duels per game (Who Scored).

He’s a brilliant passer of the football as well and is so comfortable in possession, as you would expect from someone who has played under Pep and Vincent Kompany. In 32 league games this season, he made 81.1 passes per match on average and recorded a completion rate of 85.3 (Who Scored).

This is the kind of signing that the Hammers fans have been calling for for quite some time now.

West Ham signing Taylor Harwood-Bellis would be a major statement as far as I’m concerned.