West Ham set sights on £25m Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford and are willing to use Adrian as a makeweight
The Hammers set to beat other Premier League rivals and sign Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
WEST HAM want to sign Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford and use Adrian as a makeweight in a deal worth around £25million.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is happy to allow his Spanish stopper to leave after he dropped down to second-choice.
Darren Randolph has been inconsistent and the East Londoners are in desperate need to sign a top-quality keeper.
A source at Sunderland told SunSport: “Jordan is wanted by a whole host of clubs. Everton have showed the most interest but West Ham have now made enquiries too.
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“And it has been proposed that Adrian can come in the opposite direction to replace Jordan.”
West Ham would need to pay around £17million in cash with Adrian valued at around £8m.
Ex Black Cats manager David Moyes had warned Jordan Pickford weeks ago that he will put his development at risk if he leaves Sunderland for a bench role in the Premier League.
The 23-year-old has been the back bone for a desperately disappointing campaign for Sunderland this season.
He received his first senior England call-up last October and despite being out for two months of the season with a knee injury, was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year.
A number of Premier League clubs have been linked to Pickford so far including Liverpool and Everton but West Ham could beat them in the race for the highly valued goalkeeper.
Pickford is still committed to Sunderland having signed a four-and-a-half year deal at the Stadium of Light until July 2020.