West Ham United are hoping that they can tempt Robert Snodgrass’ former Hull City teammate Harry Maguire to the London Stadium.

A report from The Irish Sun has claimed that West Ham are preparing to make a £9 million offer for Hull City defender Harry Maguire just a few days after they brought in Robert Snodgrass from the KCOM Stadium.

The Hammers have been fairly busy during this window, including when it has come to strengthening their defensive options. Slaven Bilic has already overseen the acquisition of former Southampton captain Jose Fonte, and it appears that they may want to try and bring another centre-back through the door.

Tottenham’s Victor Wanyama in action with Hull City’s Harry Maguire

According to The Irish Sun, the Hammers are planning the £9 million bid for Maguire, who is one of the last remaining members of Marco Silva’s squad to have emerged from the first half of the campaign with his reputation significantly enhanced, following the recent departures of Jake Livermore to West Brom and, of course, Snodgrass, to the London Stadium.

While the Tigers will certainly want to avoid losing another of their key players with their position in the Premier League looking so precarious, it appears that their hand may be forced should the Irons come in with a significant offer.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic

A recent report from The Sun suggested that Maguire – who has 18 months left on his current Hull deal – plans to turn down the offer of a fresh contract, so the offer that West Ham are reportedly preparing to put on the table could perhaps be extremely tempting.

But with little time left in the window to replace the 23-year-old, it would certainly be a gamble for Hull to allow Maguire to move to West Ham even if Silva’s own transfer funds were significantly bolstered by the deal.

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