More details of Chelsea defender rejection revealed

Talksport presenter Jim White has revealed that West Ham agreed on a loan deal with Chelsea for Fikayo Tomori which meant the Hammers would pay £50,000 for every game he wasn’t played.

Claret and Hugh understand that with minutes of the transfer deadline to go, David Moyes, spoke directly to Fikayo Tomori over the phone.

According to one source close to yesterday’s deal, Moyes was not able to give the defender assurances over playing time despite the finances on offer by West Ham.

The source believed that it possible that Tomori was not a manager pick and the downbeat late talks failed to convince the player to join the Hammers.

Tomori is reported to earn £75,000 per week at Chelsea and is one of five centre backs in competition for two places this season.

West Ham will now look to the Championship for centre back targets with ten days before the domestic window close on 16 October.