West Ham now want to sign another ‘incredible’ Leicester City star along with Mads Hermansen

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West Ham United are ready to spend the money they received for Mohammed Kudus.

The Irons struck a £55 million deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the sale of the Ghana international attacker, and they now need to replace him.

A new attacking midfielder is on the agenda for Graham Potter, but the Englishman is also interested in strengthening a couple of other positions in his squad.

A new goalkeeper is a priority, and Mads Hermansen is a target. Now, West Ham are interested in one of his Leicester City teammates as well.

West Ham want to sign Wilfred Ndidi along with Mads Hermansen

West Ham are keen to bolster the middle of their park this summer.

A new attacking midfielder is on Potter’s wish list, but the Hammers boss is keen to add a number six to his side too in the coming days.

The futures of Guido Rodriguez and Edson Alvarez are both unclear at this moment, which is why West Ham are looking at options on the market.

Ben Jacobs has revealed that Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi has emerged as a serious option, while his teammate Hermansen is also someone the Irons are interested in.

Former Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who is currently at Chelsea, is also a target for the East Londoners.

Jacobs said on talkSPORT: “A quick word on West Ham United because now that they’ve sold Mohammad Kudus to Tottenham, I expect West Ham to have a little bit more financial leeway to really get going. My expectation is that Graeme Potter is going to be pushing this window for an attacking midfielder and also a number six.

“And the latest player that I’ve heard on the radar for number six is Wilfred Ndidi, who has been discussed by Manchester United, Everton, Real Betis and Juventus and even Saudi. There are so many clubs in for Ndidi that my feeling is that it will resolve itself relatively quickly.

“Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is another option in the eight role for West Ham United. And then, goalkeeper is going to be a big one too. And my expectation is that West Ham are going to approach Leicester for Mads Hermansen, who was a player Leicester didn’t want to leave 12 months ago, but they had a valuation of about 35 million.

“Now, the feeling is with West Ham that the number is going to drop because 12 months have passed, but he is contracted until 2028 still. So we’ll have to understand whether, because Leicester have gone down, there’s a deal to be had more in the £20-25 million mark, which is West Ham’s expectation, or if Leicester are going to stick to this £30-plus million mark.”

Should West Ham sign Wilfred Ndidi?

West Ham have to sort out the futures of Alvarez and Rodriguez in the coming days.

Both players are expected to be moved on in this window, and if that does happen, the Irons will need a replacement in that number-six role.

Ndidi, who Brendan Rodgers hailed as ‘incredible’, would be a very smart signing.

The Nigerian may not be the big-name player Irons fans are hoping for, but he has bags of Premier League experience and has fared brilliantly against the big sides.

With Leicester relegated and Ndidi set to leave, we think the 28-year-old would be a very good signing for the Hammers, if the price is right.