West Ham target Everton defender for summer swoop if they are relegated

West Ham will look to add Everton and England defender Michael Keane to their squad should the Toffees find themselves relegated from the Premier League this season, with David Moyes thought to be a fan of the experienced defender.

The Hammers have been left short in central defence this season despite adding Kurt Zouma to their side in the summer. All of Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop have sustained season-ending injuries, meaning that they head into the home stretch of the season with Craig Dawson their only recognised centre back.

And, as per the Daily Star, the London club would take steps to prevent this happening again by looking to prise Keane away from Everton for a cut price should the Toffees find themselves in a sticky patch financially following relegation.

Michael Keane of Everton is reportedly on West Ham’s radar come the summer. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images).

The report claims that the Hammers value Keane, who has 12 England caps to his name, at around £20 million, though with Everton’s financial woes it is unclear just how much he would actually cost.

‘He [Moyes] regards Keane, who would cost around £20m, as the right man to add much-needed cover at the back for the Europa League semi-finalists’.

West Ham in contention for European glory

West Ham and David Moyes could lift a first major European Trophy since 1964/65 should they prevail in their semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, which would set up a final against either RB Leipzig or Rangers.

It would mark a major transformation, which has seen the Hammers going from just avoiding relegation in 2019-20 to finishing in the European places for next season alongside a run in Europe of their own this campaign.

And, while question marks remain over the long term future of Declan Rice, they are certainly heading in the right direction.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	32	55	77
2	Liverpool FC	32	61	76
3	Chelsea FC	31	39	62
4	Arsenal FC	33	12	60
5	Tottenham Hotspur	32	18	57
6	Manchester United	34	2	54
7	West Ham United	33	9	52
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	5	49
9	Leicester City	31	-4	41
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	33	-11	40
11	Newcastle United	33	-18	40
12	Brentford FC	33	-8	39
13	Southampton FC	33	-16	39
14	Crystal Palace	32	2	37
15	Aston Villa	31	-4	36
16	Leeds United	32	-30	33
17	Everton FC	31	-19	29
18	Burnley FC	32	-17	28
19	Watford FC	32	-32	22
20	Norwich City	32	-44	21

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	14
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	11
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	10
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Raphinha	Leeds United	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	9
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	9
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	9
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	8
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	8
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	8

Player	Team	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	12
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	8
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	6
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City	6
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	6
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	6