According to Sky Sports, West Ham United hope to sign 19-year-old French striker Hugo Equitic of The Reims club in the Ligue 1, while Reims is asking for 30 million euros.
Ekitic has played well this season, scoring eight goals in 19 Ligue 1 games with three assists. Earlier this month, Newcastle United had asked Lance for the young striker, but Lance refused. Reims club president Jean-Pierre Cayo explained in an interview with the French newspaper Sport daily why they rejected Newcastle's offer:
"It's true that there are a lot of clubs right now that recognise what this player is capable of, but that doesn't include us. He trained in our team and what he did didn't surprise us. Newcastle offered negotiations and we discussed them, but the offer they made did not meet our demands. Because we didn't really want him to leave, our list price was relatively high. ”
"Their offer is a total of €35 million (£29.1 million), but contains a lot of bonus terms, many of which are impossible, such as winning the Champions League. We want a fixed transfer fee of €30 million (£24.9 million) plus a achievable bonus of €10 million (£8.3 million). ”
In addition to Equitic, another target for West Ham united is Ligue 2 leader Toulouse England striker Les Healy, who will be an Equitic substitute and less expensive.
The 27-year-old Healy began his career at Cardiff City and went on to play for Colchester United, Dundee FC, Newport County, Torquay United, Milton Keynes and other teams. In the summer window 2020, Healy moved from Milton Keynes to Toulouse and has since played for a French side.
(Albanian)
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