Hammers suffer new transfer setback
Friend of this site Jacob Steinberg writing for the Guardian says: “They tried to strike a deal by offering a loan with an obligation to buy Laborde in the summer. Montpellier refused and will consider only a sale, with the asking price for 26-year-old likely to be £16m.”
The twenty-six-year-old is in his third season at Montpellier has six goals and as many assists in 20 Ligue 1 appearances so far this season and is available for around £16 million.
He has two full seasons left on his contract and is seen as a player who could adapt to the Premier League quickly.
The Evening Standard says that Montpellier have no interest in loaning out their striker and only want a straight fee of £16m or above.
Laborde is an experienced head and he has made a total of 142 appearances in Ligue 1, scoring a total of 32 goals and laying on 21 assists.
He has also been capped at various youth levels by France, up to Under-21 level.