According to Corriere Fiorentino, La Viola tried to sign the 24-year-old on loan with an option to buy before the transfer window ended yesterda. .The Serie A side offered to take Obiang on loan for the season before buying him outright next summer for £4.6m.
However, West Ham rejected Fiorentina’s proposal after being disappointed at their refusal to pay a loan fee for the season which is the norm in today’s football market .
Slaven Bilic sees Obiang as a useful squad player and was reluctant to lose him so late in the transfer window.