West Ham United have reportedly failed in a bid to bring the goal-scoring midfielder to London but they know what they have to do.
According to a report from Turkish publication Fanatik, West Ham United have failed with a £7million bid for midfielder Badou Ndiaye, with his current club Osmanlispor wanting £10million for the player. And the Hammers should act fast before they let another transfer target slip through their fingers.
The same report suggests Everton are now circling and West Ham should not let the matter of a few million stop them bringing in a goal-scoring midfielder who could go down a storm at the London Stadium.
Ndiaye could represent quite a bargain in an otherwise inflated market, with the 26-year-old reaching his peak and able to offer the Hammers an additional goal threat from the centre of the park.
Goals may not be a problem for much longer given the club’s recent transfer business, yet for all their bodies West Ham are short of attacking threat from the vast majority of their central midfielders.
Ndiaye has scored 18 goals in 75 matches for Osmanlispor to date, including seven last season, and he would offer an exciting alternative to much maligned Hammers skipper Mark Noble.
If West Ham are willing to pay £7million for Ndiaye they should go the extra mile and get a deal done now for £10million, before they miss out on a target who could excel in the Premier League.
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