West Ham must pay £30million to seal the signing of Fulham attacking midfielder Tom Cairney by next Wednesday, according to the Sun.
The newspaper claim that Fulham have set the huge asking price on Scot Cairney, 27, after rejecting the Hammers’ £15million bid for him.
The Sun report that manager David Moyes was convinced that West Ham’s offer would be enough to land the creative front after “doing his homework” on the player.
It is said that Fulham regard Cairney as central to their bid to secure promotion back to the Premier League.
He has made 18 appearances in the league for the Londoners this season after overcoming a knee problem suffered at the start of the campaign but was a notable absentee from their 3-1 win at Barnsley yesterday (Saturday).
Good move for West Ham?
Cairney is a mighty fine Championship player who looks ready to make the step up to the top flight. His stats for this season do not measure up to his 2016-17 ones, when he scored 12 times and assisted 11 more goals in league matches alone. But he is a very capable operator who can combine the play and create chances for others and, while his lack of Premier League experience would be the only concern, Cairney has made strides in recent seasons.
This Is Futbol rating: 7//10
Likely to happen?
Not at £30million it won’t. But don’t rule out a transfer as Cairney’s absence from the Fulham team yesterday was quite telling. If he is agitating for a late window move, it could happen but there will need to be some smart negotiating from David Sullivan to make it happen.
This Is Futbol rating: 6/10