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title: "West Ham: The Times make Raum transfer claim with talks held"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-the-times-make-raum-transfer-claim-with-talks-held/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-07-20T14:10:23Z"
modified: "2022-07-20T14:10:23Z"
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# West Ham: The Times make Raum transfer claim with talks held

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are now eyeing a move for Hoffenheim left-back David Raum as The Times share a significant transfer update out of east London.**

### The Lowdown: Hammers in hunt…

As per reliable reports, manager David Moyes and the Hammers hierarchy have adopted a scattergun approach to this summer window as they remain in discussions with a number of players.

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Journalist [Jacque Talbot](https://twitter.com/jac_talbot/status/1549044280341061632) recently claimed that Gianluca Scamacca, Armando Broja and Amadou Onana are all in simultaneous talks with West Ham and reports have also emerged over Jesse Lingard [in the last few days.](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/19/west-ham-hold-further-talks-with-jesse-lingard-amid-interest-from-nottingham-forest)

Amid this plethora of transfer activity, Moyes apparently wants to reinforce the left-back position too.

### The Latest: West Ham hold Raum talks…

Big name newspaper outlet The Times, sharing news in the last 48 hours, have made a claim involving Bundesliga standout Raum.

[West Ham latest updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-updates-2/)

Indeed, according to [their sources](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-ham-united-close-in-on-deals-for-jesse-lingard-and-armando-broja-hhnh2ktql), West Ham have ‘held talks’ over signing the Hoffenheim star as a possible long-term successor to Aaron Cresswell at full-back.

However, GSB and co may have to significantly invest given Raum is valued at around £33 million by his club.

### The Verdict: Get it done…

As explained by German football expert [Stefan Bienkowski,](https://twitter.com/SBienkowski/status/1549349768400363522) the 24-year-old has ‘become one of the best wing-backs in the Bundesliga’ and there is currently ‘a lot of hype’ about his abilities.

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Taking this into account, £33m could even be seen as a steal for a player who’s been capped by Germany and would come with such a glowing reputation, racking up [11](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/330538/Show/David-Raum) Bundesliga assists last season.

As Cresswell approaches the twilight phase of his career, it is clear that Raum stands out as a serious candidate to succeed the Englishman.