'Medical Booked': West Ham dealt another fatal transfer blow after Timber and Cresswell setbacks

West Ham are set to miss out on a transfer for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen with the shot stopper having a medical booked to finalise a January move to another club.

The Hammers have been proactive in the window so far with Taty Castellanos and Pablo arriving at the London Stadium but recent weeks have seen players reported to be key targets slip away from the club.

West Ham had been credited with renewed interest in summer target and Toulouse centre-back Charlie Cresswell but bids from Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg have led to the Premier League outfit turning attention elsewhere. The Hammers had also been credited with serious interest in Feyenoord midfielder Quentin Timber, but he is now set to be announced as a Marseille player.

West Ham set to miss out on Barcelona transfer target

There’s also a fresh setback when it comes to goalkeeper recruitment. Mads Hermansen arrived at the London Stadium on a £20 million move from Leicester City last summer and was ushered into the starting XI under Graham Potter, but a porous start to the campaign saw him soon axed. Alphonse Areola has since reclaimed the number one spot but there’s a feeling that Nuno Espirito Santo is not overly convinced by the options available to him.

West Ham had supposedly been weighing up a head-turning move for Barcelona veteran Ter Stegen. The German international has fallen out of favour under Hansi Flick after an injury saw him miss the first half of the season.

The goalkeeper has not played a single league game this term having lost his place to Joan Garcia. His only appearance has come in the Copa del Rey against third-tier side CD Guadalajara.

Ter Stegen won six La Liga titles with Barcelona and a Champions League trophy. He would have added bags of experience to West Ham’s relegation fight, but is instead set to complete a move to La Liga rivals Girona.

‘Medical Booked’ - Ter Stegen set for La Liga switch

Providing the latest on the transfer on Tuesday morning, Fabrizio Romano wrote: “Barcelona authorize Marc André ter Stegen to travel for medical tests at Girona today. Ter Stegen will join Girona on loan — no buy option clause, straight loan. Here we go, confirmed.”

West Ham boss Nuno has shared his happiness at having Taty Castellanos and Pablo added to the squad in the first week of January but did hint at more to come - something Hammers supporters are waiting to see.

The head coach said: “The club is working really, really hard to operate in this transfer window. Two bodies in, but we still need more. We still need to rebalance our squad.

“It’s the first transfer window we have, so we need to try and make it right. Players that come with purpose, players that come with the intention to really help and to join us in this situation, they need to be brave.”

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