William Carvalho still keen on West Ham move despite club’s ongoing row with Sporting Lisbon
Hammers and the Portuguese clubs' relationship has hit rock bottom after the failed transfer of the midfielder on deadline day
WILLIAM CARVALHO is still hopeful he can join West Ham in January — despite the club's massive falling out with Sporting Lisbon.
A deal for the highly-rated defender was aborted on deadline day with Sporting claiming the Hammers never made an official bid for the midfielder.
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Sporting director Nuno Saraiva branded David Sullivan a ‘liar’ — prompting West Ham’s co-owner to call in his lawyers.
And SunSport revealed how that would not stop the East London club going back in for Carvalho in the New Year.
But the Mirror now claim Carvalho himself is still confident he will get his move to the London Stadium.
Relations between the two clubs will have to improve if any switch is to be done after a chaotic final day of the transfer window.
West Ham reckon Lisbon kept changing details of any deal — including the price — while Lisbon say no official bid was ever made.
Emails from inside West Ham appear to show the club making a £22.85million offer plus add-ons for Carvalho, to be paid in three instalments.
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Sporting responded by threatening to report West Ham to Fifa for tapping-up their player and club president Bruno de Carvalho let rip at Sullivan and his business partner David Gold.
De Carvalho said: “Where is it? Proof? Now, approaches, for sure.
"I've had them for almost the whole squad: West Ham supporters call Mr. David Sullivan and his brother, the Dildo Brothers...
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"These messengers, these offended virgins, the president of West Ham... we must know the truth!"
Hammers hit back at De Carvalho’s insults in the latest round of vitriol.
A club spokesperson said: “This is yet another attention-seeking allegation without foundation.”
