Slaven Bilic has revealed that FC Midtjylland’s scorer against Manchester United Pione Sisto was a serious West Ham target last summer.
Sisto gabbed a 44th minute equaliser against ManchesterUnited last night before the Danes went on the beat the Premier League hotshots.
And it emerge in an interview with ITV that Bilic had been very much on the youngster’s case before learning that he would prefer to spend the next 12 months with FC Midtjylland.
The Hammers boss revealed: “We wanted him as one for the future. He has pace, power, can change direction and can play left and right . He is very brave and has a great engine.Yes we wanted him.
“But to give credit to him and those around him he decided to stay for another year and continue his development.”