West Ham believe they have spent around £1m too much on Arthur Masuaku.
West Ham United’s Arthur Masuaku in action with Watford’s Stefano Okaka
According to Sky Sports, West Ham United are investigating their summer deal for Arthur Masuaku, as they believe they have overpaid for the player.
After first-choice left back Aaron Cresswell suffered a knee injury to rule him out until at least the end of 2016, West Ham had to move for a new left back – and they moved to land Masuaku.
Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe in action with West Ham United’s Arthur Masuaku
The 22-year-old Frenchman was playing for Olympiakos in Greece after a 2014 move from Valenciennes, and racked up more than 70 appearances for Olympiakos before leaving last month.
Now West Ham’s first-choice left back in Cresswell’s absence, Masuaku has impressed under Slaven Bilic so far, though he couldn’t stop Watford from scoring four goals against the Hammers on Saturday.
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling in action with West Ham United’s Arthur Masuaku
Whilst fans will be pleased with how Masuaku has performed so far, the club appear to be unhappy with some aspects of the deal with Olympiakos.
Sky Sports report that West Ham are actually investigating Masuaku’s transfer, as they believe they have paid around £1m too much for the player.
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling in action with West Ham United’s Arthur Masuaku
This isn’t a case of West Ham being disappointed with Masuaku and having buyer’s remorse; it’s instead believed that West Ham are concerned that they have paid money to somebody who was not declared on the official transfer document, and want to established whether that is indeed the case.
West Ham have allegedly sent a representative to Athens to to clarify the situation, with West Ham believing that around £1m of the £6.2m fee shouldn’t have been paid – and it remains to be seen whether West Ham are correct with their concerns.
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