West Ham reportedly have two favourable factors in Moussa Marega chase

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West Ham United reportedly want to sign Moussa Marega from Porto in the summer transfer window.

West Ham United have held talks regarding the signing of Moussa Marega from FC Porto, according to The Daily Mail.

It has been reported that Marega is rated at £22 million by his Portuguese club West Ham.

Two favourable factors

West Ham do appear to have not one but two factors in their favour in their reported pursuit of Marega.

According to The Daily Mail, Marega is working with agent Mark McKay of Excel Foot who helped West Ham signed Dimitri Payet from French club Marseille in the summer of 2015.

The other favourable factor for the Hammers is that Porto want to sign Cheikhou Kouyate in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Mail.

This means that West Ham will not have to pay £22m for the 27-year-old Mali international and can just include Kouyate in the deal.

Good signing for West Ham United?

Marega has been on the books of Porto since 2016 and has done well for the Portuguese giants so far.

After spending the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Vitoria Guimaraes, the 27-year-old scored 22 goals and provided four assists in 27 league appearances for Porto last season, according to WhoScored – and he would be a good signing for West Ham.