{"id":625541,"date":"2023-07-25T05:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625541"},"modified":"2023-07-25T05:44:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:44:04","slug":"west-ham-carlos-borges-final-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/25\/west-ham-carlos-borges-final-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham Set to Make &#8216;All-Action&#8217; Wonderkid Their First Signing of the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Ham United are working to complete a deal for Carlos Borges from Manchester City this week, with a fee previously agreed for around \u00a314 million, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1683358096775688192?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/footballtalentscout.net\/2023\/02\/14\/carlos-borges\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Talent Scout<\/a> has described the youngster as &#8220;all-action&#8221; in a glowing review.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>West Ham United Set to Sign Carlos Borges from Manchester City<\/h2>\n<h3>Manchester City Expected to Include Buy-Back Clause<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pep Guardiola\u2019s side are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1683358096775688192?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep a buy-back clause in the terms of a sale to the Hammers, although the price and period of the term\u2019s activation are still unknown. This will allow the club to bring back the youngster at an exclusive price, should he flourish for the East London club. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nottingham Forest had previously <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesolley\/status\/1668991242993037312?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shown interest<\/a> in signing the winger, but it appears that West Ham will beat Forest to a deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City has been known to include buy-back clauses when selling former academy players, most notably in the case of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samlee\/status\/1542092334900420609?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romeo Lavia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Cityzens have a \u00a340 million <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1639647820092153856?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buy-back clause<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Southampton midfielder, that activates in the summer of 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: The Best Strikers in Premier League History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The BEST Strikers in Premier League History - Tier List\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1kus9oZncs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>West Ham United Look to Rebuild After Declan Rice Sale<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Declan Rice\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1676356787719618560?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">move to Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this summer will leave fans of the club concerned over a lack of outstanding quality in their squad. David Moyes\u2019 side struggled toward the bottom of the table until very late in the season, eventually pulling away from the relegation zone and to safety in late April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team ultimately finished 14th, but were victorious in the UEFA Europa Conference League final, beating Fiorentina 2-1 with a dramatic injury-time winner from Jarrod Bowen. With their former captain exiting the side, they will need to improve at both ends of the pitch, and Borges could add desperately needed chance creation to their front line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/23\/leeds-united-fan-fury-max-wober\/\" target=\"_self\">Fan Fury \u2013 Leeds United Set to Lose Another Star Defender Through Controversial Clause<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>What Can Carlos Borges add to West Ham?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> West Ham struggled on the attacking side of the pitch in the 2022\/23 season. Moyes&#8217; side created chances that had an expected goals value of 51.21, however, they finished the Premier League season with only 42 goals scored. Their xG was decent in comparison to their peers in the bottom half, but not much hi<\/span>gher than a relegated Leicester side, who registered 48.99 expected goals.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlos Borges should help to improve both their chance creation and their chance completion. The 19-year-old scored 21 goals and supplied 10 assists in 24 Premier League 2 matches last season. The left winger is noted for his mixture of pace and technicality, which he uses to keep defenders on the back foot, punishing them if they allow him to use his pace or if they give him too much space on the ball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/23\/anthony-elanga-nottingham-forest-medical\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018On Monday\u2019: Journalist Drops Update Out of Manchester United With \u00a315 Million Player Now Set to Leave<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Who Else Could West Ham Buy This Summer?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skysportsnews\/status\/1680531958500143105?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported earlier this month that West Ham were interested in England and Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire, following the player being <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1680636957708173312?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stripped of captaincy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Erik Ten Hag\u2019s side. Despite the interest in the former Leicester defender, it does not appear that a bid has materialised so far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_game_tile query=&#8221;soe\/west_ham_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1683736957992460294?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the Hammers have launched a bid for Conor Gallagher for around \u00a340 million, including add-ons, however, this offer was rejected by Chelsea after internal discussions. The club is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1683736957992460294?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">understood<\/a> to want at least \u00a350 million to sell the England international, who greatly impressed fans whilst on loan at Crystal Palace, but struggled during the Blues&#8217; tumultuous 2022\/23 season.<\/p>\n<p>The club could drift into a relegation battle if further signings are not completed soon. Leicester experienced a similar fate this past season, with James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans unable to prevent the Foxes from falling into the Championship.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Joshjdss: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/109430286@N06<\/em><br \/>\n<em>CC by SA-2: https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q19125117<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham United are working to complete a deal for Carlos Borges from Manchester City this week, with a fee previously agreed for around \u00a314 million, according to Fabrizio Romano. Football Talent Scout has described the youngster as &#8220;all-action&#8221; in a glowing review.\u00a0 West Ham United Set to Sign Carlos Borges from Manchester City Manchester [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4759,"featured_media":625235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,17,3,7188],"tags":[9904,191,100,7483,181,7880,304],"class_list":["post-625541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-west-ham","category-manchester-city","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-carlos-borges","tag-david-moyes","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-city-transfer-rumours","tag-pep-guardiola","tag-west-ham-transfer-rumours","tag-west-ham-united"],"modified_by":"Joe Blackburn, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4759"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}