Chelsea transfer news: West Ham join race to sign 19-year-old wonderkid
West Ham United have joined their Premier League rivals Chelsea in the race to sing the 19-year-old Eupen forward Henry Onyekuru.
According to the Mirror, West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in signing the Nigerian wonder-kid. Per the source, the Scottish champions Celtic have had a £1 million bid rejected for Onyekuru last January.
Turkish-Football recently reported that Fenerbahce have also set their sights on signing Onyekuru this summer.
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The Istanbul giants have experinced a turbulent season in the Turkish Super League and have failed to record a victory in their last four games. Fener take on the newly promoted Kayserispor this weekend.
Onyekuru has been in impressive form for Eupen this season with 12 goals in 26 apperances. The young striker has stated that he will leave the Belgium league side over the summer transfer window.
“Sure, I’m going to leave this summer. I have an agreement with the Eupen club,” The young striker was quoted as saying by the Daily Record when questioned about his long-term future.
The Daily record also states that Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, and Lille are also interested in Onyekuru’s services.
