World cup defender report wide of the mark
A previous report suggested that West Ham had already made a €25m (£22m) offer which was turned down by the Turkish outfit in recent weeks but club insiders at the time denied those claims saying there was no interest. Monaco have since swooped in with a bid of €30m (£26.7m) which has also reportedly been rejected by Besiktas.
Now Turkish newspaper Fanatik claim the Hammers are preparing to re-enter discussions and submit an improved offer but club insiders again say that the centre back position is not a priority for Manuel Pellegrini who is happy with the options of Issa Diop, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna and Declan Rice in the centre of the defence.
The suggestion that we are about to spend £30m on another defender while having other priority positions unfilled after spending over £100m is quite far-fetched.