West Ham have slapped a £45m price tag on centre-back Issa Diop, according to reports in the UK.
The Frenchman has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester United in the past, and while there is believed to be some interest in the defender, no formal offers have been made yet.
Following a somewhat disappointing second campaign with the Hammers, some fans on Twitter would consider selling Diop if a club matches the reported valuation:
Definitely take it – good money for an error prone centre back
— Dan Corderoy (@dancorderoy) August 17, 2020
easily take it.
— Eliot? (@eliot_enright) August 17, 2020
If it means we can rebuild and Rice stays, then I'd happily sell him.
— wabster (@wabster76) August 17, 2020
Expect we will say we will not accept less than £50m then spurs will say £40m and after some serious negotiations we will sell him for £20m. Then about 48 hours later it will emerge that £15m of that goes to his previous club as a sell on clause… Boom
— Ben J ⚒️ (@benjury75) August 17, 2020
would sell him for 30
— Omar⚒ (@WHUOmar) August 17, 2020
Would take it all day but would invest it in stones and a young centre back who is maybe 22 or 23
— WestHamFan (@westhamfan__) August 17, 2020
100% take it
— telliot_whu (@TelliotWhu) August 17, 2020
Take it !
— Sam Norton (@samnorton19) August 17, 2020
It’s a tricky one. On the one hand, supporters would much prefer to sell Diop and keep Declan Rice in order to raise money for transfers.
However, at 23 years of age, Diop does still have the potential to develop into a top centre-half if he can iron out the errors from his game.
Top class defenders are rare in the modern game and West Ham would have to think very hard before deciding whether offloading him is the best solution.
