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title: "West Ham United: Irons beg for Alphonse Areola signing after ExWHUemployee claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-irons-beg-for-alphonse-areola-signing-after-exwhuemployee-claim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-04-21T13:10:26Z"
modified: "2021-04-21T13:10:26Z"
---

# West Ham United: Irons beg for Alphonse Areola signing after ExWHUemployee claim

**According to a report by reliable club insider ExWHUemployee, via [West Ham News](https://twitter.com/WHUFC_News/status/1384251342529515534), the Hammers and GSB are interested in signing on-loan Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola – prompting many supporters to beg for it to happen.**

Areola, who has earned his praise for his consistent performances this season under Cottagers boss Scott Parker, has kept more clean sheets than any keeper in the drop zone ([Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/clean_sheet)).

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ExWHUemployee now says that, as a result of his showings at points this season, Areola is now attracting interest from West Ham as a possible replacement for Lukasz Fabianski.

The Hammers’ current number one [signed a contract extension](https://theathletic.com/news/west-ham-lukasz-fabianski-contract/rZnnn1kbxgHV#:~:text=West%20Ham%20United%20goalkeeper%20Lukasz,Stadium%20for%20a%20fourth%20season.) until 2022 but the club still arguably need to weigh up successors for him as he reaches the twilight phase of his footballing career.

Plenty of West Ham fans are now pleading for Areola as his possible heir, with one fan labelling him a would-be ‘excellent signing’ – find all of their verdicts down below.

### West Ham fans beg for Areola signing

***“YESSSSSS”***

Credit: [@uglyhus](https://twitter.com/uglyhus/status/1384427299651690496)

***“Please do it”***

Credit: [@Rob\_WHU](https://twitter.com/Rob_WHU/status/1384251549166145540)

***“All over this”***

Credit: [@MarshyBoy26](https://twitter.com/MarshyBoy26/status/1384253629175975943)

***“Yes”***

Credit: [@tim\_kolk10](https://twitter.com/tim_kolk10/status/1384261391326933006)

***“Excellent signing if it came off.”***

Credit: [@RichardGSBOUT](https://twitter.com/RichardGSBOUT/status/1384471952065134593)

***“Great keeper what a signing that would be!!”***

Credit: [@RossiEllis](https://twitter.com/RossiEllis/status/1384448812236824578)

***“Great signing that would be”***

Credit: [@ianmckee58](https://twitter.com/ianmckee58/status/1384257235086282768)

***“Along with Fab, one of the best goalkeepers in the Prem this year.”***

Credit: [@1westhamfan](https://twitter.com/1westhamfan/status/1384407836646539265)

***In other news: West Ham in line to land this striking powerhouse, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-hammers-in-line-to-land-yousseff-en-nesyri-this-summer/)***