West Ham In Advanced Talks To Buy Monaco Midfielder Magassa In €20m Deal

West Ham are successful precocious talks complete a woody to motion nan Monaco midfielder Soungoutou Magassa for €17m (£14.7m) positive €3m successful add-ons.

Graham Potter, who is nether increasing unit aft opening nan run pinch dense defeats by Sunderland and Chelsea, is hopeless for midfield reinforcements and has been pushing for nan 21-year-old to join. West Ham person had an statement connected a interest pinch Monaco since nan play but person been moving connected individual terms.

Potter and his recruitment chief, Kyle Macaulay, person spoken to Magassa astir wherever he would fresh in. Talks ramped up precocious connected Monday nighttime and continued connected Tuesday morning. Nottingham Forest person besides shown liking successful nan France Under-21 international.

West Ham’s scouts person done extended activity connected Magassa, who made 31 appearances for Monaco past season, and respect him arsenic an perfect fit. Their ponderous midfield is woefully short of velocity and energy. Potter is besides looking to adhd productivity and does not intend to extremity pinch Magassa. West Ham are looking for a No 8 but person encountered vexation successful their pursuit of Southampton’s Mateus Fernandes. Southampton person an fantabulous chance of keeping Fernandes aft raising costs done nan sale of Tyler Dibling to Everton.

West Ham whitethorn beryllium forced to move to different targets, including Feyernoord’s Quinten Timber. They are monitoring Ajax’s Kenneth Taylor, Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney, Rennes’ Djaoui Cissé, Torino’s Ivan Ilic and Werder Bremen’s Romano Schmid.

Potter does not person a immense fund and nan move for Magassa depended connected Edson Álvarez aliases Guido Rodríguez leaving. West Ham could not find a purchaser for Álvarez but sewage nan Mexico midfielder’s wages disconnected nan books aft loaning him to Fenerbahce. Rodríguez has liking from Spain and is surplus to requirements. West Ham person turned down a bid from Everton for Tomas Soucek but nan Czech Republic midfielder could still beryllium allowed to leave.

Potter faces a conflict to assistance nan temper successful nan dressing room. Lucas Paquetá has liking from respective clubs but West Ham are improbable to waste nan Brazil midfielder connected nan cheap.