The well connected Ken Dyer has updated the situation regarding Ayew, Bacca, Gomez and Sakho in his London Evening Standard column today.
Dyer writes: “West Ham await a response from Swansea to their £20 million bid for Andre Ayew, who is seen as a replacement for Diafra Sakho, a target for West Brom. A bid of £15m, rising by £5m with add-ons, has been lodged but the Welsh club want to sign a replacement before they let Ayew go.”
“West Brom have bid £10m, rising to £16m for Sakho which would be acceptable to West Ham, who signed the Senegal striker for £4.5m in August 2014.”
West Ham’s search for a marquee striker signing, meanwhile, goes on. AC Milan’s Colombian star Carlos Bacca is their preferred choice but the player is keen on a move to Napoli. The door may be closing on that possibility though, as Napoli move to sign Mauro Icardi from Inter.
“Mario Gomez remains an option for West Ham. The German international is at Fiorentina but the Serie A club are eager to offload him because of his salary — around £4.5m a year — and are prepared to listen to offers of £7m for the 31-year-old striker.”
When Mr Dyer has something to say about West Ham he is usually on the money.
