Hammers back in but be wary of price tag
The biggest rumour of the ast 24 hours – reported here and elsewhere – is that Alexandre Lacazette is at the centre of another Hammers offer.
And it was confirmed to us by a top Hammers souce today that we are still chasing the France international currently playing his football at Lyon.
However, a reported figure of £37 million should not be taken overly seriously as David Sullivan is not a man to slap £5million on previous offer – at a stroke.
The last offer was £32 million and we understand the negotiations will move forward at around £1 million a time given we are the only club publicly in the frame at the moment.
We were told: “David is a man who simply refuses to give up once the bit is between his teeth and we are determined to get the very best we can.”
Bilic meanwhile in his Daily Mail column today says: “Finally, hats off to the West Ham board for signing Sofiane Feghouli on a free transfer from Valencia!
We are proud and glad that he and Havard Nordtveit, the captain of Borussia Monchengladbach, have signed for us because other big clubs were trying for them.
Everyone knows we want a top-class striker. And if we can get a 20-goals-a-season man, there’s no reason why we can’t improve on last season and challenge the Premier League’s top teams.”
Rumour ratng 8/10
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