West Ham United are contemplating ending their curiosity in Barcelona's Brazilian defender Marlon Santos amidst fears he would not be capable of deal with the physicality of the Premier League, as reported by the Guardian.
As such, the Irons have reportedly turned their consideration to Genoa centre again Armando Izzo, with the 26-year-old Italian being considered as a potential various to Santos, who spent the 2017/18 season on mortgage with Ligue 1 facet OGC Nice.
Following the discharge of defensive duo James Collins and Patrice Evra, new West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is looking out for defensive reinforcements forward of the 2018/19 marketing campaign.
Marlon Santos had beforehand been considered as an ultimate candidate to assist safe the Hammers' lacklustre again line and was rumoured to be near finishing a transfer to the London Stadium from Barcelona for a price of £17.5m.
However, the East London membership are supposedly reconsidering their curiosity, with the Premier League outfit understood to be involved with the 22-year-old Brazilian's physique.
Despite the deal for Santos reportedly being unsure, Pellegrini nonetheless stays very a lot focused on Genoa star Izzo, with the Italian having impressed a variety of potential suitors along with his spectacular performances all through the bygone marketing campaign.
Should Izzo make the transfer to the London Stadium, he will probably be seen as a welcome enchancment for the facet that had the joint worst defensive document within the Premier League final season, transport 68 objectives as they fought to keep up their place in England's high flight.