West Ham should join hunt for Tagliafico this summer

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Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico appears to be hot property.

The Argentine is apparently the subject on interest from a number of clubs around Europe, with The Sun reporting that Tottenham Hotpsur are the latest club to join the race, with Arsenal and Barcelona also keen.

Tagliafico has only been with Ajax since January 2018, but has impressed massively with his form since arriving in Amsterdam for just £3.6 million.

In total, he has made 34 appearances for the club this term, scoring five goals and making five assists from left-back.

Tagliafico’s stock rose higher recently after he starred during the 4-1 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League.

He has emerged as one of Europe’s better left-backs, and one team that could really do with someone of his ability is West Ham United.

TBR’s view

Manuel Pellegrini has shown indecision in regards to the position of left-back this season, with Aaron Cresswell and Arthur Masuaku battling it out to be the number one choice.

Neither has managed to convince and the Chilean has failed to settle on one player, and it’s definitely an area for improvement going into next season.

It would appear that perhaps one could be kept as a backup, but neither has shown they are capable of being trusted as the mainstay.

West Ham need to make themselves a part of the Tagliafico conversation.

They showed their ambitiousness last summer and they need to do the same again in 2019.

He’s a player they could genuinely do with and he would surely get more game time at the London Stadium.

The Sun report Tottenham are considering a £15 million splash, which would surely be within West Ham’s budget.