West Ham are now in talks to sign ‘special’ player who is in London right now, as well as Paqueta – reporter

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West Ham United are currently in talks to sign Belgian international Adnan Januzaj.

The Hammers are trying to get Lucas Paqueta but are also keen on the man who has worked with David Moyes at Manchester United and Sunderland.

Going into the final days of the transfer window, he is currently without a club after leaving Real Sociedad as a free agent earlier this summer.

And reporter Dean Jones told Give Me Sport that he could be set to reunite with Moyes in east London to bolster his squad.

West Ham in Januzaj talks

“Januzaj and [Alexander] Isak have actually been very close throughout the summer,” he said.

“They’ve been training on their own for a lot of the summer together, they both were looking to leave Real Sociedad and they both travelled over together and they stayed in the same hotel in London last night.

“Januzaj has been looking to join West Ham. About a month ago, it looked like that a deal might be close and then West Ham switched to other options.

“I’m told that negotiations are going on right now with Januzaj.”

During their time together at United, Moyes called Januzaj ‘special‘ but he is still really waiting to show his true quality on a consistent basis.

The Belgian could provide cover and competition for Jarrod Bowen as a left-footer who likes cutting in from the right hand side.

Moyes needs attacking options, and Januzaj could be a low-cost way to reunite with a player he trusts but it is likely Hammers fans would only be satisfied if he comes in as well as Paqueta – and not instead of the Brazilian.