Losing £10 million on Issa Diop now seems like an unbelievably good deal for West Ham

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West Ham have seemingly struck gold by selling Issa Diop to Fulham for £15 million in the summer transfer window.

The Hammers signed the 25-year-old centre-back from Toulouse in the summer of 2018 for around £25 million (The Mirror).

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Despite the fact that West Ham lost £10 million by selling the Frenchman to Fulham, it now seems like a fantastic deal for the East Londoners.

Diop was heavily linked with with an exit from the London Stadium all summer long and he eventually left after David Moyes agreed to sell him for £15 million.

The ex-Toulouse defender has proven time and time again over the past couple of years that he isn’t good enough to be playing at the very highest level.

And the Fulham fans are starting to see that now as well…

West Ham selling Issa Diop for £15 million was sensational business

The 25-year-old endured a horrendous debut for Fulham during their Carabao Cup defeat to League Two strugglers Crawley.

In the four Premier League games that Fulham have played since Diop arrived at Craven Cottage, the centre-back has made just one appearance – an 11 minute outing as a substitute during their 2-1 defeat away at Arsenal.

When West Ham sold Diop to Fulham, we warned their fans about how poor he was.

The frustrating thing about him is that he has all of the attributes required to be a success in the Premier League.

Unfortunately for him, and Fulham, his concentration levels and positional sense are quite frankly abysmal.

Perhaps he’s just not suited to the Premier League, what with the intensity and speed of the football that is played.

Fulham may well have made a huge mistake by signing the defender.

And at the same time, West Ham selling him for £15 million looks like an absolute masterstroke from the club. That’s in spite of the fact that the owners are £10 million down on what they paid for him four years ago. Sometimes it’s just better to cut your losses…

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