Hammers resisting offer for Irons midfielder
The midfielder joined the Irons from the Italian outfit in 2015 and the Italians have been courting him now for over a year hoping to get him back on the cheap.
But the Hammers are unwilling to see the player ‘nicked’ at a such a cut-price and are holding out for €17 million for as reported previously they are in no desperate hurry to sell anyway.
Sky Sports have claimed the deal is close to being done but that is not our understanding despite the fact the two clubs are in touch with each other.
Obiang is happy at what he’s seeing at West Ham under new boss Manuel Pellegrini and would be excited to remain a part of things.
There may be a small part of him which is attracted to a return to the family connections in Italy but we have learned that essentially he wants to remain part of the Hammers squad as it enters one of its most exciting periods for years.
The club meanwhile have no intention of selling a anywhere near £10 million and Samp will have to up their bid considerably for a deal to be done.