According to reports in the Evening Standard on June 6, Chelsea are reportedly lining up a summer move for £45m-rated Newcastle United centre-back Jamaal Lascelles, and we at Football FanCast suggested that West Ham United should swoop for Blues captain Gary Cahill if that happened.

New Irons boss Manuel Pellegrini seems keen to significantly strengthen his newly-inherited squad this summer in order to ensure they finish top-half minimum next term, and the centre-half position should be one of his priorities following the departures of Jose Fonte and James Collins in the last few months.

Cahill, rated at £13.5m by Transfermarkt, was often in and out of the starting XI at Stamford Bridge last term, and the arrival of Lascelles would surely leave him even further down the pecking order considering they already have the likes of Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma and Antonio Rudiger to choose from.

The 6ft 4in colossus, currently with England at the 2018 World Cup, would certainly bring plenty of experience and leadership to the heart of the Hammers defence, and that could be key for them during the 2018/19 campaign.

We asked West Ham fans to vote on our poll to see whether they would want their club to sign Cahill, and a majority 67% said they would.

It will certainly be interesting to see how things pan out with both Cahill and West Ham in the next few weeks, and whether Pellegrini opts for youth and fresh legs in his defence over experience.

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