{"id":626767,"date":"2023-08-20T02:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626767"},"modified":"2023-08-20T02:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:37:18","slug":"konstantinos-mavropanos-west-ham-stuttgart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/20\/konstantinos-mavropanos-west-ham-stuttgart\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Guaranteed\u2019: \u00a321 Million International Player Close to Joining West Ham United &#8211; Medical Tests Booked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1692946306862321982?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, West Ham United are near to completing the signing of VfB Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/west_ham_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham Close to Completing Konstantinos Mavropanos Deal<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1692946306862321982<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Deal for Mavropanos<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Romano, West Ham have reached an agreement with the Bundesliga club, with a guaranteed \u00a317 million to be paid for the Greek defender with a potential \u00a34.2 million in add-ons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Failed Harry Maguire Pursuit\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of head coach David Moyes&#8217; preferred solutions to improve his defence was Harry Maguire. The race for the Manchester United defender seems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11667\/12921804\/harry-maguire-considering-options-after-losing-man-utd-captaincy-west-ham-lead-interest-in-defender#:~:text=Maguire%20is%20being%20closely%20monitored,30%2Dyear%2Dold%20defender.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">involve several teams<\/a>, but West Ham always seemed to be the favourites to draw him away from Old Trafford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/17\/wataru-endo-liverpool-fabrizio-romano-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool Now Set to Complete Next Deal as Romano Confirms Player Will Complete \u2018Dream\u2019 Move<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A move for the English centre-back\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11685\/12936970\/harry-maguire-west-hams-transfer-deal-to-sign-manchester-united-defender-falls-through\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fell apart<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for West Ham, leaving the London club to look elsewhere in the transfer market, with Mavropanos seemingly fitting the bill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mavropanos Introduction<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Greek international defender featured in Greece&#8217;s World Cup qualifying matches. His time spent with the national team, as well as his time in the Bundesliga, has given him the experience he never gained sitting on the bench for Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/12\/tomas-soucek-agrees-new-contract-west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Good News for West Ham as \u2018Incredible\u2019 Star Agrees New Long-Term Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mavropanos is also a capable playmaker and a danger on set pieces, where he imposes himself effectively. In the 2021\/22 campaign, he scored five goals in 33 domestic matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Football Transfers are Changing forever- Interview with a transfer expert<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Transfers are Changing FOREVER - Interview with a TRANSFER EXPERT\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jzLQcipvUs?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Deal Close<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Greek defender is seemingly on his way to returning to the Premier League. The agreement has been reached on the fee, which will see Arsenal, a former club of the defender, get 10% of the money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The return to Europe with the loss of Declan Rice has increased the importance of the London club strengthening this summer, as they will look to repeat their trophy winning gory from last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Featured Image:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bexwalton\/51908650965\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bex Walton<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC BY 2.0<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, West Ham United are near to completing the signing of VfB Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos. 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