3 reasons West Ham selling Diangana would be a bad idea

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Grady Diangana looks to be on his way out of West Ham.

As per the Telegraph, a deal to sell the winger to West Brom – where he spent last season on loan – has been agreed.

We’ve got three reasons – and there are probably more – why it’s yet another poor call from the owners to let Diangana go.

The fee is too low

With Declan Rice, it’s clear West Ham won’t sell unless the fee is astronomical.

But the deal for Diangana will only get up to a maximum of £18 million, according to the Telegraph.

There’s usually a premium on homegrown, talented players but West Ham don’t seem to have got the memo.

The same report says they’ll turn their attention to Said Benrahma to replace Diangana, but Brentford want £30 million.

If West Ham are selling to buy this summer, it doesn’t really make sense to offload someone for less than his replacement looks set to cost, without generating extra cash to spend on another area of the squad.

West Ham should build around him

Like Rice, Diangana is an academy product Moyes could have built around.

At a time when many fans are disillusioned with the club, that brighter future might have given them something to get excited about.

The Hammers are crying out for the speed and invention he brings to elevate David Moyes’ side above their current stodgy level.

Instead, it looks like he will be continuing his development elsewhere next season, at a club West Ham could potentially find themselves in a relegation battle with.

More fan discontent

We all know the relationship between West Ham fans and the owners is strained at best.

Selling a promising young player from the academy for a relatively low price in the current market isn’t going to improve matters.

The Davids and Karren Brady have failed to deliver on fans’ expectations since the move to the London Stadium and it seems that the start of their fifth season in that ground will start as acrimoniously as the others.