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title: "Exclusive: Ex-Rangers man tips West Ham for defender swoop"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-ex-rangers-man-tips-west-ham-for-defender-swoop-e331/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-10-02T18:00:57Z"
modified: "2021-10-02T18:00:57Z"
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# Exclusive: Ex-Rangers man tips West Ham for defender swoop

**Former Rangers star Michael Ball has exclusively told Transfer Tavern that he believes that West Ham are definitely interested in signing Connor Goldson from the Scottish club next summer.**

The club have been linked with a swoop to bring the central defender into the club, as his contract runs down.

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-west-ham-keep-tabs-on-rangers-star-goldson-after-offer-rejected/) has reported that the Hammers are keeping a close eye on his situation at Ibrox, as he has yet to commit his future to the club.

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Indeed, Goldson’s contract is set to expire in 2022 and that opens the door to him moving on a free transfer next summer.

He would be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with a club outside of Scotland in January, too, meaning the Irons may be able to strike an agreement in the January transfer window.

Goldson has emerged as a key player since moving to Ibrox from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018, making a total of [175 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/connor-goldson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/163656) for the Scottish giants.

He has routinely been linked with the Irons and Ball believes that Hammers boss David Moyes definitely holds some degree of interest in signing the 28-year-old.

He told TT: *“It’s a strange one. It is a transfer that doesn’t seem to be going away. David Moyes is very, very close to Rangers football club. He’ll know a lot about that player so there’s obviously interest there.”*