Marseilles edging up – Irons edging down
The 29-year-old has not played in the Hammers last two league games after trying to force a move back to the French club this month.
There is nothing in the story to back up what on the face of it represents an audacious claim.
But with Slaven Bilic and the players pushing hard for the midfielder to be got rid of as soon as possible the pressure is undoubtedly on the board.
ClaretandHugh was told this morning that negotiations are going on with a source declaring: “They have come up a bit – we have come down a bit from the £35 million. Normal negotiating in fact.
“The circumstances are problematical because of the player making a one club demand but we are determined not to move below the £30 million benchmark. That has always been the bottom line.”