Transfer silly season is in full swing, and it seems as though West Ham are looking to take advantage of it.
Manchester United have been linked with every player under the sun since May. Like, literally everyone - probably over 100 players. That's not a fabrication either, we're actually going to count at some point.
Over the weekend, United were linked with West Ham's Issa Diop. Their hunt for a new centre back has led them to chase the likes of Matthijs de Ligt (they're not getting him) and Harry Maguire (they might get him) but obviously, being Manchester United, they have to cover all bases before confirming anything. That means going after every player in the world, ever.
Sky Sports ran the first report on United's contact over Diop over the weekend, but West Ham - who are not looking to sell - have now come back to them with quite the demand in exchange.
They only want Anthony Martial. That's according to the Independent, at least, who claim that the Hammers have openly asked United for the French forward to be included in any deal that may be concluded for Diop. Miguel Delaney, writer of the report, suggested that it could take as much as £60m to get West Ham to waiver without anyone included.
Jacob Steinberg, writer at the Guardian, followed up the report with a series of tweets on Tuesday clearing up the situation however, adding that not even
As if to emphasise that am now told West Ham have no interest in Anthony Martial being included as part of a deal for Issa Diop #whufc #mufc
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) June 18, 2019
Source : 90min