West Ham United have been desperately trying to ship out a number of flops this summer.
Slaven Bilic’s squad was diluted with a glut of poor quality signings last year and the club have spent most of the summer window so far shedding players.
Highly rated youngster Reece Oxford has been sent on a season-long loan to Bundesliga side Borussia Munchengladbach while flops Alvaro Arbeloa, Gokhan Tore and Havard Nordtveit have followed Simone Zaza out of the exit door as well as goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel and defender Stephen Hendrie.
Enner Valencia is set to return to Mexico in a £6m deal to join Tigres while disappointments Andre Ayew, Robert Snodgrass and Sofiane Feghouli have been linked with early exits from the club.
West Ham United’s Sofiane Feghouli in action
Hammers fans were shocked to learn this week that winger Feghouli – who was signed on a free transfer from Valencia last summer – was the club’s second highest earner – as claimed by well-placed West Ham source ExWHUEmployee on the West Ham Way radio show.
The Algerian international has been linked with a £4.5m move to Turkish giants Galatasaray, as reported by The Sun.
And getting him off the wage bill is important for Bilic’s summer dealings as he looks to make “four game-changer” signings with the likes of Marko Arnautovic, Joe Hart and Javier Hernandez linked.
But former West Ham defender Danny Gabbidon – a one-time Hammer of the Year – doubts the club will be able to sell Feghouli.
“Good luck getting the second highest earner off the wage bill after that showing last season,” Gabbidon posted on Twitter.
Feghouli struggled to make an impact under Slaven Bilic last season
“Can only see a loan deal with option to buy him.”
Owners David Sullivan and David Gold will undoubtedly want the player to leave on a permanent move but may have to accept paying a percentage of his wages while he goes out on loan as Gabbidon suggests.
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