On Wednesday, Foot Mercato reported West Ham United are very interested in signing Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri.
Thursday’s ABC Sevilla provides more updates on the Hammers’ efforts to sign their old target.
It’s claimed West Ham have opened talks with the La Liga side and the striker is aware of this.
Having failed to secure his services in the past, the report says the London club now have the possibility to land the 26-year-old if their negotiations with Sevilla bear fruit.
This has seen Sevilla sporting director Victor Orta identify AZ Alkmaar’s Vangelis Pavlidis as a target to replace the star.
The report says Sevilla expect West Ham to send a ‘formal proposal’ in the ‘next few days’ to sign the Morocco international. Therefore, the Andalusian club ‘do not stop talking’ to the Hammers about the frontman.
En-Nesyri has a contract until 2025 and ABC Sevilla say the Spanish club will request over €30m to part ways with him.
The newspaper further adds Sevilla will need at least €25m in fixed fee and the rest in bonuses.
Should this happen, José Luis Mendilibar’s side will let go of the player. En-Nesyri, for his part, is ‘waiting for news’ after the first contacts between the two clubs.
