Crystal Palace are in talks with West Ham over a deal for midfielder Cheikh Kouyate, according to Sky Sports (live transfer blog, 8.07am) and many Hammers fans are hoping the news is true.
Sky claim the fee is £10million for the 28-year-old who signed from Anderlecht for £7million in 2014.
Kouyate has made 147 appearances for West Ham, scoring 15 goals and registering 10 assists, but many fans don’t want to keep him beyond this summer.
Here are the best reactions from hopeful West Ham fans:
Get £15m @davidgold and I’ll pay for the Oyster
— Claret and Blue Army (@WestHamBlood) July 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/thegibbins/status/1022016995674542080
Please… ??
— Dan Plummer ? (@plumsky16) July 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jeay88/status/1022018555641032705
https://twitter.com/browne_nick/status/1022017961429745664
How about him, Antonio and some cash for zaha
— andrew wickstead (@AndrewWickstead) July 25, 2018
— will earle (@willearle_) July 25, 2018
TAKE HIM
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) July 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/craig_mbu/status/1022020294494629888
OPINION
Most West Ham fans are of the opinion that Kouyate was good for the first season, maybe two, and has tailed off since then. With West Ham spending a lot this summer, they need to try to recoup some money and this would seem like a good deal for a player who might have very limited playing time under Manuel Pellegrini. One West Ham fan offered a deal – Kouyate, Michail Antonio and “some cash” for Wilfried Zaha, although that seems to be a very optimistic wish. One fan is hoping for more than £10million though, saying that if David Sullivan gets £15million for him, he’ll pay for his Oyster card.