West Ham United are continuing their pursuit of Sebastien Haller.
According to German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, West Ham United are willing to offer Sebastian Haller around £100,000-a-week to make the move to East London.
The Hammers have missed out on top striker target Maxi Gomez, who has joined Valencia instead, and Manuel Pellegrini must now try to find an alternative target.
Eintracht Frankfurt hitman Haller has emerged as the new top target, and local press in Frankfurt believe West Ham are offering him €6million a year – or around £100,000-a-week.
However, there may yet be a twist in the tale, as Frankfurt are willing to offer Haller a new deal on increased wages in an effort tempt him into staying, potentially scuppering West Ham’s £36million move.
Frankfurt are unsurprisingly fighting hard to keep the Frenchman, having already lost his predatory strike partner Luka Jovic to Real Madrid earlier this summer.
A move to the Premier League may be hugely interesting to Haller though, who may feel that a move to the Premier League can further his international ambitions, having failed to win a single France cap at the age of 25.
Haller would undoubtedly be the main man in the West Ham attack, and the £36million outlay – but the £100k-a-week wages – would be a real signal of intent after losing Marko Arnautovic.
West Ham’s hopes of securing a deal have grown in recent days, with huge money on the table, they’ll hope to tempt Haller into signing, but will also be wary of Frankfurt’s late offer convincing him to stay in the Bundesliga.
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