Summarize this content to 400 words West Ham United want to sign Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah this summer, but face competition from clubs in Serie A according to Sky Sports.Tah has become a key member of Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen side this season, but has a £15.5m release clause in his contract that is active for the summer transfer window.That has attracted West Ham and several clubs in Italy to his situation according to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg (6 June), who claims Alonso is pushing to keep Tah in Germany.“News Tah: Alonso is pushing for him as he wants to keep him after top matches in the last months,” he wrote.“But release clause of €18m (£15.5m) in summer. Many clubs from [England] and [Italy] are in. West Ham one of the clubs.”TalentSubscribe to Football Insider TV nowWest Ham definitely need to sign a central defender this summer, because the club are short on options for the position.After allowing Craig Dawson to join Wolves in January Moyes was left with just Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd and Angelo Ogbonna as senior central defenders, while Thilo Kehrer and Aaron Cresswell are also capable of playing there too.But another natural defender would allow those players to return to playing at full-back and keep the squad in a positive balance, with the future of Ben Johnson hanging in the balance.Tah is a talented defender with plenty of international experience for the German national team, and at just £15.5m it would represent quite a bargain for a player as good as him.It would be a great deal, but the club would likely have to move quickly and make some assurances to convince him to leave regular football in Germany to compete for his place here. Related Articles {{#primary_category}} {{primary_category}} {{/primary_category}} West Ham United transfer news as Torino look to ‘redeem’ Nikola Vlasic £6.9m transfer within days and set and set featured image as [og_image]
West Ham United want to sign Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah, face competition from Italian clubs – Sky Sports
