On Friday, English newspaper The Telegraph claimed a €25m West Ham offer for Cedric Bakambu had been rejected by Villarreal.
Mundo Deportivo report that Villarreal want €30m for Bakambu, which isn’t really such a great jump for West Ham to make.
If Slaven Bilic and the club have genuinely identified Bakambu as a target, and aren’t simply throwing bids around like confetti, then it would be nonsensical not to make the extra €5m effort for the player.
In the current market, the difference between €25m and €30m for a striker is a small amount for a club of West Ham’s signing, especially when it’s considered Bakambu wouldn’t arrive on a huge salary from Villarreal, so the deal wouldn’t be very expensive in that respect.
Should the West Ham offer be genuine, then it’s got to be considered likely they’ll return.
