West Ham United’s Issa Diop was recently linked with Tottenham Hotspur.
Issa Diop’s Saturday afternoon started well, but ended in disaster as the Frenchman endured a topsy-turvy performance.
The West Ham defender started against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, and put his side in front in the first half, latching onto a Robert Snodgrass cross to score.
Snodgrass himself then made it 2-0, before Lukasz Fabianski punched the ball against Angelo Ogbonna for a bizarre own goal to give Brighton hope.
Snodgrass bagged again to make it 3-1, before Diop’s game really turned. His hesitant defending an mix-up with Ogbonna resulted in a tame header back to Fabianski, which Pascal Gross latched onto to score.
Brighton then rescued a point as Glenn Murray peeled away at the back post to score, with Diop’s error giving the Seagulls the impetus to go on and claim the leveller.
Diop struggled to handle veteran Murray, with the 23-year-old showing that he still has a lot of developing to do amid speculation linking him with a move away.
Manchester United wanted Diop over the summer according to Sky Sports, and they now suggest that Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho wants to bring him across London.
Now, West Ham fans are suggesting that they couldn’t even give Diop away now, and should have cashed in when they had the chance, seemingly feeling that United or Spurs now aren’t going to be interested in signing him in the future after his defensive horror show.
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