Supporters of West Ham United have been reacting to the latest report linking Issa Diop with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
According to Football Insider, Jose Mourinho’s outfit would like to sign the French defender but have no intention of paying the £52-million asking price (via @WHUFCFZ), which fans reacted to.
Tottenham have an interest in signing West Ham defender Issa Diop, but have no intention of meeting the Hammers' £52m asking price.
(via Football Insider) pic.twitter.com/oY9KCsxoJd
— West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) April 21, 2020
Keep walking then ……..
— wabster (@wabster76) April 21, 2020
They won’t be signing him then lol
— Sam Norton (@samnorton19) April 21, 2020
Not even at any price
— floris41@bigpond.com (@floris41bigpon1) April 22, 2020
In your honest opinion, is Issa Diop actually worth £52 million?No, way over the odds
Yes, he's worth that to us
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According to the report, the North London club wants to sign a ‘top-class defender with his best years ahead of him’ which Diop supposedly fits the billing of.
The report from Football Insider goes on to state that Spurs will not be spending north of £50 million on any player in the next transfer window and they will not do for the £25.2-million rated centre-back (per Transfermarkt).
this happens i’m done with west ham
— Stephen George Lott (@stephenlott) April 21, 2020
Let him go
— Ryan (@Ryan_G89) April 21, 2020
— Ryan Smith (@Smithyunited) April 21, 2020
What do we think?
As can be judged from the responses of most West Ham supporters, they would be unhappy to see the 23-year-old defender leave the club for less than the asking price, although some would be okay with his departure.
However, while Diop does have three seasons left on his contract after the conclusion of this term, his market value of £25.2 million (per Transfermarkt) does make the supposed £52-million asking price seem a little over the odds.