Haller took financial hit – not the Irons

Allegations the Irons paid Seb Haller £3 million into making his move to Ajax have been denied by the club.

90Min claimed we forked over  in order to make the deal happen but Claret and Hugh understand that is  inaccurate

We have learned it was the player who took the hit rather than the Hammers whom 90mins claimed paid him off a total of £3 million.

But we understand that West Ham paid zero compensation and it was entirely the player’s decision to take a drop in wages to around £90,000 per week.

Haller joined Ajax for €22m (£20.2m) last week with instalments paid equally over four years.

Haller has made a total of 53 appearances for the Irons and has scored 14 goals, with 10 coming in the Premier League.

The Hammers agreed on a club-record transfer fee as high as £45m with Frankfurt in 2019 with up to £11m still outstanding to the German club.