West Ham not sure if £17.5m target Marlon Santos can hack it in England

• Contact made with Barcelona over Brazilian centre-back
• Club officials worried about 22-year-old’s physical strength

West Ham are weighing up whether to pursue their interest in Barcelona’s Marlon Santos amid reservations about the defender’s capacity to succeed in English football.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2J068b0