Sky say West Ham are looking at alternative targets after Saint Etienne rejected the club’s £23m offer plus £10m in potential add ons for the 19-year-old centre-back, with the deal structured over six annual instalments worth £3.8m per year.
David Moyes is desperate to add a centre-back in the transfer window having seen three bids turned down by Burnley for James Tarkowski.
Tarkowski now in talks with Leicester over a possible deal worth more than £30m with John Percy from the Telegraph saying the £50m release applies to just three clubs in the form of Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. He said on Twitter “Burnley have rejected Leicester’s offer of £30m+ for James Tarkowski, Aabid of £35m-40m could be enough, as the £50m release clause only applies to (Manchester) United, Man C and Liverpool.”
Leicester had also been in talks to sign Fofana, who has been vocal on social media of his desire to move on from Ligue 1 to Premier League.