West Ham have offered £25m for the player who Cristiano Ronaldo says has 'amazing talent'

West Ham United They were offered a potential signing in January as the January transfer window approached, and he is a star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo Very high rates.

West Ham are preparing for Southampton as Julen Lopetegui has an unbeaten record

Head hammers Julen Lopetegui – The man who has been under fire from pundits since replacing David Moyes in the summer – has led West Ham to a small, if slightly encouraging, unbeaten run of late.

West Ham are unbeaten since their humiliating defeat away to Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City at the start of December, and have since beaten Wolves 2-1 at 'El Sakico', while also earning 1-1 draws against both Bournemouth and Liverpool. Brighton.

Although they were fortunate to beat Brighton by a point, they were minutes away from beating an in-form Bournemouth side at the Vitality Stadium, so there are signs that momentum could be building in Lopetegui's favour.

West Ham players began to rely on Lopetegui's methods He is slowly starting to fall behind the Spaniard, according to a reliable source within the club ExWHUemployeeso this may be reflected in their latest results.

Lopetegui has a chance to strengthen his position in the Irons squad when his side travel to St Mary's Stadium for their match. Premier League Clash against strugglers Southampton on Boxing Day, with the Saints recently appointing former Serie A coach Ivan Juric as their head coach to replace Russell Martin.

Juric's arrival on the south coast has made this encounter extremely exciting, and Lopetegui is certainly not underestimating the task ahead of him.

“There is no match in our minds except Southampton.” He said Lopetegui in the Southampton match before the festive match.

“Despite being at the bottom of the table, I think they have shown a lot of good things this season and we know it will be another big challenge.

“The same applies to every match in the Premier League, you have to be prepared to face the demands and difficult situations, and you cannot start thinking about any of the matches that come after this one.”

West Ham have made an offer for Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli

In the background, preparations for January are well underway across Europe, and this is now believed to be the case. West Ham have been offered the opportunity to seal a deal for Nicolo Fagioli.

A Juventus jewel, rumored to be worth around $100 25 million pounds sterlingHe is said to be keen on a move to London above all else, with brokers in the Premier League touting him in search of a new club.

This is according to GiveMeSport, who write that West Ham are one of the clubs that have been made aware of Faggioli's availability, along with Crystal Palace and fierce rivals Tottenham.

The Italy international has played in all but three Serie A matches under Thiago Motta for Juventus this season, but the vast majority of his appearances have been from the bench, though. Ronaldo once praised Fagioli for having a 'great talent'.

“In the past, Nicolo was also committed to having Cristiano Ronaldo in the dressing room, and they had a great relationship.” Alessandro, Fagioli's brother, said in an interview with Tuttosport.

“CR7 always admitted to him that he saw a great talent in him. So he advised him to work twice as hard, and never give up.”