West Ham Eye £22m Move For Slavia Prague’s El Hadji Malick Diouf

West Ham are poised to motion nan Slavia Prague left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf for £22m positive £5m successful add-ons.

Graham Potter is seeking to rebuild and is moving pinch a bigger fund aft nan £54.5m waste of Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham. West Ham had to waste to bargain but are now capable to spell up pinch their transportation plans and are connected nan brink of clinching a woody for Diouf.

West Ham opened talks pinch Slavia past period and negotiations are almost complete. Diouf, who tin play arsenic a left-back aliases a left-wingback, impressed for Senegal successful their triumph complete England past month. The move for nan 20-year-old underlines West Ham’s desire to freshen up their ageing squad and will raise doubts complete nan early of Emerson Palmieri, who plays successful Diouf’s position.

Potter is toying pinch nan thought of utilizing a 3-4-2-1 strategy adjacent season, heightening nan request for him to person defenders who tin usability arsenic wing-backs. West Ham already person Aaron Wan-Bissaka connected nan other flank.

West Ham will besides purpose to bring successful a goalkeeper, a near centre-back, 2 cardinal midfielders and a striker. They whitethorn effort to motion a left-winger and are keen to make further sales. They are unfastened to offers for Nayef Aguerd, Edson Álvarez, Guido Rodríguez and Niclas Füllkrug.