West Ham United may have been handed their chance to finally sign Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Djibril Sow, with his price having halved in recent months.
That’s according to Frankfurter Rundschau, who say the player is now valued at €8-10m rather than the €20m quoted back in May.
We covered two reports from Germany around that time which indicated West Ham were keen on Sow and explained that Frankfurt were happy to do a deal if they received a sum of around €20m.
The Hammers are yet to move for the player but will be looking for new midfielders sooner rather than later given Declan Rice is on his way to Arsenal.
Frankfurter Rundschau cover the player today and explain that, after the arrival of Ellyes Skhiri this summer, Sow is likely to find his playing time reduced further.
The midfielder is very much a replacement for him, and his arrival will have Sow thinking ‘even more’ about his future at the German club.
He cannot, in any shape or form, see the transfer as a ‘vote of confidence’ as it is ‘clear as day’ that Skhiri will become the ‘new fixture’ in Eintracht’s midfield.
Thus, a transfer looks likely as Sow cannot afford to spend the season sat on the bench when the European Championships are coming next summer.
It’s up to him and his agents to find a move but Frankfurt certainly wouldn’t block it and ‘it is no secret’ they will accept proposals put to them if they worth €10m and ‘at least’ €8m.
Those are yet to arrive, but Sow wants to move and ‘his goal is the island’, aka the UK and the Premier League, where ‘there is movement’ for him.
Whether that’s from West Ham remains to be seen but they’ll soon need a new midfielder, are long-term admirers and will have the funds to make a deal happen. Add in that Sow is now valued at half the price he once was and wants to move to the Premier League and it’s a deal which could make sense.
