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title: "West Ham: Pervis Estupinan targeted by Irons"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-09T17:05:34Z"
modified: "2021-08-09T17:05:34Z"
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# West Ham: Pervis Estupinan targeted by Irons

**West Ham United are battling Napoli for the signing of Villarreal left-back Pervis Estupinan, according to Corriere dello Sport (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/west-ham-appear-hammers-muscle-way-signing-race-causing-worry-others/)).**

### The lowdown

The Ecuador international only joined Villarreal in September 2020, leaving Watford in a [£14.76m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pervis-estupinan/transfers/spieler/349599) deal after they were relegated from the Premier League last summer.

The Hornets had previously loaned him out to three different Spanish clubs and never handed him a competitive debut (via [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11686/12073327/watford-sell-pervis-estupinan-to-villarreal-for-15m#:~:text=Watford%20have%20sold%20defender%20Pervis,for%20the%20past%20four%20seasons.)).

Estupinan [made 33 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pervis-estupinan/leistungsdaten/spieler/349599/plus/0?saison=2020) for Unai Emery’s side in all competitions, including four in the Europa League as he [helped Villarreal to lift the trophy](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pervis-estupinan/erfolge/spieler/349599) after beating Manchester United on penalties in the final.

It may be difficult to prise him away from The Yellow Submarine, though, given that they committed him to [a seven-year contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pervis-estupinan/profil/spieler/349599) on his arrival.

### The latest

The report from Corriere dello Sport (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/west-ham-appear-hammers-muscle-way-signing-race-causing-worry-others/)) stated that West Ham are now in the frame for the 23-year-old, along with Luciano Spaletti’s Napoli.

While the Serie A outfit have been pursuing the move for longer, the Irons could have the advantage in this transfer race because they ‘don’t seem to have any economic problems’.

### The verdict

This would be a slightly superfluous move for the Hammers. They already have two good left-back options in the form of Aaron Cresswell and Arthur Masuaku, whose respective [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/29/Archive/England-West-Ham) average match ratings for 2020/21 were 6.81 and 6.89, both of which far outshone Estupinan’s [6.53](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298694/History/Pervis-Estupi%C3%B1%C3%A1n).

On top of that, Villarreal would be within their rights to demand a hefty sum of money less than 12 months on from signing the Ecuadorian.

There are bigger priorities to be addressed – [namely](https://www.westhamzone.com/news/exwhuemployee-west-ham-united-want-to-make-three-priority-signings-this-summer/) a centre-back, a backup forward and an alternative to Jesse Lingard if he isn’t going to be returning permanently – so the Irons shouldn’t be too dismayed if they don’t manage to sign the Villarreal full-back.

**In other news, [West Ham are plotting a new bid for this transfer target](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-irons-plotting-new-duje-caleta-car-bid/).**