Sources: Alberto agrees West Ham move – announcement imminent
West Ham have agreed personal terms with Corinthians striker Yuri Alberto ahead of a permanent move, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed a full agreement and announcement could come within 24 hours with the Irons now putting the finishing touches on the deal.
Football Insider revealed back in July that West Ham were among three Premier League clubs plotting moves for the 22-year-old this summer.
Alberto has managed 10 goals and seven assists during the 2022-23 campaign for Corinthians.
His contract with the Brazilian giants is set to run until December 2027 as he only joined the club from Zenit St Petersburg in January.
The forward moved from his homeland to Russia in 2022, but that big-money move was cut short due to the war in Ukraine.
He managed six goals and four assists across 15 games in Russia – his first taste of European football.
In July 2022, Alberto returned to Brazil – where he has managed 53 goals in 174 games in spells for Santos, Corinthians and Internacional.
The forward made his senior international debut earlier this year, featuring as a substitute for the Selecao in a friendly against Morocco.
West Ham are continuing to push to improve their attack even after completing the signing of Mohammed Kudus from Ajax.
The Irons have also completed deals for James Ward-Prowse, Edson Alvarez and Konstantinos Mavropanos this summer.
David Moyes’s side sit second in the Premier League following their 3-1 win over Brighton on Saturday (26 August).
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West Ham United are exploring a late deal to sign Flamengo striker Pedro ahead of the transfer deadline later this week.
Flamengo striker Pedro is wanted at West Ham United with David Moyes targeting a late deal for a new striker.
That is according to The Sun’s Alan Nixon, who reports that West Ham are trying to snap up Pedro.
It’s stated that the Hammers want to get Pedro signed up in a deal worth around £26million ahead of the transfer deadline.
West Ham are understood to have started talks with Flamengo in the hope of convincing them to sell Pedro this week.
The Hammers have sold Gianluca Scamacca to Atalanta this summer whilst there are continued rumours about Michail Antonio’s future.
Even Danny Ings is being linked away from West Ham so we could yet see Moyes sign more than one striker this week.
Who is West Ham United target Pedro?
Pedro started out in the Flamengo ranks but left as a teenager, ending up with Duquecaxiense, Artsul and then Fluminense.
That’s where Pedro started to make a real name for himself, smashing 31 goals in 93 appearances for Fluminense.
Fiorentina pounced in 2019 but Pedro had a tough time in Italy, managing just four appearances and no goals.
Pedro headed back to Brazil, joining Flamengo on loan in 2020.
23 goals in 54 games saw Flamengo turn the move permanent and Pedro just hasn’t stopped scoring in red and black.
Pedro has now racked up 97 goals in 200 games for Flamengo and has put himself in contention for another European move.
The 26-year-old even went to the World Cup with Brazil in 2022 and represents a burly, classic number nine option in attack.
That may be what West Ham want after selling Scamacca but both he and Sebastien Haller – classic target men – struggled under Moyes.
It’s also worth noting that Tottenham Hotspur have also been targeting Pedro of late.
The Independent reported in July that Spurs were considering Pedro as a potential replacement for Harry Kane.
Spurs now seem to be focusing on more of a versatile forward in Brennan Johnson rather than a fixed centre forward like Pedro.
The Flamengo star – hailed as ‘classy’ by commentator Guy Mowbray – may still be on the Spurs radar but a move to West Ham seems much more likely now.
