Rumour Reel: Chelsea seek Toffees trade in Lukaku chase, Odegaard up for grabs

West Ham rival Reds for Odegaard

A couple of transfer windows ago, back in January 2015, teenage sensation Martin Odegaard was the talk of the town as he travelled to elite teams across Europe before opting to move to Real Madrid.

Just one senior Los Blancos appearance later, the now 17-year-old is ready to leave the Real Castilla and be tested at the top level.

Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen were believed to be battling to bring the Norway international to the Bundesliga on loan, but the starlet is said to be holding out for an offer from England.

Liverpool are the leading contenders, as if Jurgen Klopp didn’t have enough attacking midfielders at his disposal, but West Ham United have now also emerged as rivals in this transfer tug-of-war, with Slaven Bilic having had success with temporary deals before.

Albion in for Ayew?

While, finally, West Bromwich Albion could hold the keys to a series of transfer dominoes if they can pull off the signing of Jordan Ayew, who was one of few bright sparks for Aston Villa as the Birmingham-based club slumped to relegation last season.

Ayew, younger brother of Swansea City’s Andre, is believed to be the Baggies’ new attacking target amid rumours that a deal with the Hammers for hitman Diafra Sakho is now off the cards.

This may be good news for struggling young striker Saido Berahino, who may could finally be allowed to leave The Hawthorns for Stoke City should Albion bring in a new acquisition.

Though, having failed to offload Sakho so far, West Ham may not yet be able to complete their long mooted move for AC Milan marksman Carlos Bacca.

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