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da bet7： Ivory Coast international Franck Kessie has become a transfer target at the London Stadium with Tuttomercatoweb suggesting West Ham have made a bid.
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The Italian publication is reporting that Manuel Pellegrini’s club has made a £35million offer for the Ivory Coast central-midfielder, who can also play a defensive role.
Kessie joined AC Milan on loan from Atalanta in July 2017, with the San Siro side holding an obligation to buy the 21-year-old next summer for £21.6million. At present, the Milan board are negotiating a new contract with him.
Tuttomercatoweb report that the offer from the previous board had been withdrawn by the new regime. In the old contract, it had been agreed for the Atalanta product to remain in the Italian fashion capital until 2023 on over €3million a year, compared to his current €2m.
West Ham’s offer to AC Milan would act as a possible get out should the new board have no plans to pursue with the purchase of the central midfielder, now valued by TransferMarkt at £31.5million.
Bad news for Mark Noble
The West Ham captain’s place under Manuel Pellegrini could be at risk should the east London club convince Milan to sell a promising addition of their squad.
Since making his senior debut in 2015, Kessie has featured in 133 competitive club level matches and 24 international outings for Ivory Coast. In every season in the Italian top division, the 21-year-old has consistently averaged more than one tackle per game, 0.8 interceptions and 0.8 clearances, according to WhoScored.
At West Ham he could dislodge the captain despite his improvement in recent weeks, although Noble showed his rash decision-making when he saw red for a poor tackle on Wilfred Ndidi against Leicester last time out.
The red card leaves his Chilean manager with a lack of options in the engine room, and his name potentially on the chopping list if new talent comes in.