Report: Benrahma joins West Ham on loan

The Guardian are reporting that Said Benrahma will West Ham on loan following problems with his medical.

They claim the 25-year-old Brentford winger has joined West Ham on a season long loan, because the two clubs apparently don’t have time to complete the necessary paperwork to make the deal permanent before the 5pm deadline.

West Ham will be obliged to buy at the end of the deal and the fee arranged earlier today was £25m rising to £30m with add-ons.

Sky Sports News agrees saying ‘It is understood the terms of the deal remain under discussion and Benrahma could join West Ham initially on loan, with the Hammers having an obligation to buy’

Moyes refused to elaborate on any further details on the medical, but remained optimistic that the transfer would be completed before Friday’s 5pm deadline.

“He hasn’t failed his medical and we are still hopeful that something can be done later today possibly, but I just can’t guarantee that at this moment in time,” the West Ham manager said at his news conference on Friday afternoon.

“It’s one of those things that you don’t talk about people’s medicals because that’s something that has to be done and it’s private as it would be for anybody. So, I am not going to discuss his medical but we still have hope that we can get it done today. These things happen in football they happen all the time – but we’ll see.”

Claret and Hugh have yet to receive verification that a loan deal has been agreed between the two parties with less than an hour before the transfer deadline. This could be another false dawn.  One source suggested the report is slightly premature but that both parties were still working towards a loan deal before the 5 pm deadline. It could be touch and go whether terms for a loan can be agreed.