Hammers confronted with “potty prices”
Having missed out of Alexandre Lacazette and Michy Batshuayi, the club is back to square one as it looks to get the 20 goal striker they believe they need.
ClaretandHugh was told by its top source: “Prices have gone totally potty – it’s a very difficult market in which to operate but we continue to work 24/7 and remain confident.
David Sullivan has consistently maintained that no strikers will be allowed to leave until the club has found better replacements.
However, a decision to let Enner Valencia move on has been made – leaving Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho key to next season’s requirements as things stand.
And our best source revealed: “At the moment we are going through a list with the names of about 10 strikers upon it.”
And he confirmed that Marseille had acceptd a €38.5m bid for Batshuayi but the player had “chosen to move elesewhere.”
He said: “There’s no panic – we know what we need and continue as said, to work very hard on the position.”