Wolves’ move for West Ham’s Craig Dawson angers boss David Moyes

David Moyes says Wolves’ attempts to sign Craig Dawson have destabilized West Ham’s preparations for Saturday’s vital clash at Molineux.

And the Hammers coach joked that he might make an offer for one of Julen Lopetegui’s players in retaliation.

However, the episode is no laughing matter for the Scotsman, as the loser of Saturday’s game will surely spend the rest of the weekend in the relegation zone.

West Ham’s David Moyes says Wolves’ attempts to sign Craig Dawson have hit the club

The Wolves, who host the Hammers on Saturday, have made an approach through the center (left)

Central defender Dawson, 32, is originally from the North West of England and has been looking to leave West Ham for a while as he wants to move closer to home for family reasons.

“I could bid for one of them after the game and see how it goes,” said Moyes, whose team starts the weekend above the relegation zone on goal difference alone.

‘Is it destabilizing? By the way, yes. Let’s be fair, the Wolves tried to buy Daws in the summer and we said no at the time.

And Moyes said he might make an offer for one of Julen Lopetegui’s Wolves players in retaliation.

‘We have had another offer from the Wolves. At the moment, we have not accepted it. We have four other center halves, so we’re pretty well covered in that area.

West Ham striker Michail Antonio has also been linked with a Molineux move but Moyes, who should have another striker in Gianluca Scamacca today, said that would not happen.

“We haven’t had any offers or inquiries, so I don’t know where those legs have grown from,” he said. “Mick is very important to us and he has a two-year contract, so he’s going to be here for a while.”