According to Wales Online, Swansea City are keen to sign West Ham United forward Diafra Sakho during this month’s transfer window.
What’s the story?
It is not exactly breaking news that Sakho wants out of West Ham this month. The forward came close to leaving the Hammers on transfer deadline day after expressing a desire to leave, but ultimately stayed with the Premier League club.
Sakho’s agent Thierno Seydi recently revealed that his client was still keen on leaving West Ham, and would push for a move during the January transfer window.
According to Wales Online, new Swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal believes that Sakho has the capabilities of firing the Welsh outfit clear of the relegation zone in the second half of the 2017-18 campaign.
Swansea are expected to be active this month as the board prepare to back the recently appointed Carvalhal, and it appears that Sakho, who is valued at £9m by transfermarkt.co.uk, could be heading for Wales.
What has happened to Sakho at West Ham?
Sakho has made 14 Premier League appearances for West Ham this season, but he has not started a single match in the top flight during the 2017-18 campaign, and has managed just two league goals.
The Senegal international actually netted 10 Premier League goals during his first season with the Hammers, but managed just five during the 2015-16 season, and just one Premier League goal last term after struggling with injury.
The 28-year-old’s record of 18 Premier League goals in 62 appearances is far from disastrous when considering that a lot of those came off the bench, and there is no question that he has the credentials needed to find the back of the net in the top flight.
Swansea need proven Premier League performers in a bid to move clear of the bottom three, and it does appear that West Ham are prepared to sell due to the abundance of options they have in the final third of the field.
