West Ham hold transfer talks with £37.5m forward who claims Liverpool watched him 'closely'

West Ham United have made a move for Liverpool 'transfer target' Arnaut Danjuma.

Sportsmail report that the Hammers have yet to agree a fee for the Dutch winger. But it is said that Villarreal would be willing to sell for £37.5m.

Danjuma has played in the Premier League before, with Bournemouth, but feels he has 'unfinished business' in England. He was one of the driving forces behind Villarreal reaching the semi-finals of last season's Champions League, where they were beaten by Liverpool.

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And Danjuma, a Holland international team-mate of Virgil van Dijk, has previously claimed that the Reds are interested in signing him.

He told Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport: "I was informed that Liverpool were following me closely. I have never had contacts with clubs or anything like that during the season - I always know about the situation after the season.

"I will never lie and I think it’s a bad quality if you are not ambitious. If a club came along that offered me a higher platform to play on sport-wise, I would always have to consider it."

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