West Ham rejected the chance to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall this summer | OneFootball

Chelsea offered Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to West Ham United earlier this summer, but they rejected the chance, according to the Sun.

The London Stadium club were in talks with the Blues over a deal for Mohammed Kudus, and the 26-year-old English midfielder was set to be included in the transfer.

Chelsea valued Dewsbury-Hall at around £30 million and wanted to use him as a makeweight. They proposed a £20m fee for Kudus plus Dewsbury-Hall.

However, the Hammers valued Dewsbury-Hall at £20m, and both clubs never came close to agreeing on a fee.

He has since joined Everton in a deal worth around £29m, while West Ham sold Kudus to Tottenham Hotspur for £55m.

The Hammers are now reportedly looking to sign another midfielder from Chelsea, having tabled a £42m bid for Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos.

However, the Stamford Bridge club knocked back the offer and manager Graham Potter could now look elsewhere for reinforcements in the middle of the park.

He watched on helplessly as Sunderland ran his side ragged in a 3-0 defeat in their opening Premier League game of the season.

West Ham have Guido Rodriguez, James Ward-Prowse, Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez as options in midfield, but the latter could be on his way out this summer.

Ajax and Fenerbahce want him, and the Turkish Super Lig club have reportedly opened talks to sign him, with their manager, Jose Mourinho, a huge admirer.

West Ham will have to bring in another player in the position if they decide to sell Alvarez, and Dewsbury-Hall would have been a perfect addition to their midfield.

Southampton Portuguese midfielder Mateus Fernandes and his Lille counterpart Ngal’ayel Mukau are now on their radar.