West Ham have received great news in their pursuit of Axel Disasi thanks to Chelsea’s blockbuster £117m move for Morgan Rogers.
West Ham’s love affair with Axel Disasi may not be over as many assumed it would be following relegation from the Premier League.
They say never fall in love with a loan player – but Hammers fans could not help themselves when it came to Chelsea outcast Disasi in the second half of last season.
The French centre-back was a revelation as he helped West Ham shore things up at the back and close a 13-point gap on Spurs to come within a solitary win of survival.
Chelsea’s Rogers deal is great news for West Ham’s Disasi hopes
Disasi’s performances and attitude saw him win the hearts of Hammers fans as he celebrated tackles and blocks like goals.
Chelsea actually beat West Ham to the signing of Disasi from Monaco after he was recommended to the club by Mark Noble, who had visited Monaco on the invitation of their director of football at the time, Paul Mitchell.
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After missing out to Aston Villa for a loan move the season before, it was third time lucky for West Ham when they landed Disasi on deadline day in the winter window.
Relegation looked to have put paid to West Ham’s hopes of signing Disasi this summer.
But leading Chelsea insider Simon Phillips revealed the Hammers have lodged a £25m bid with the Blues for Disasi since Daniel Kretinsky became majority owner.
And Phillips also revealed Disasi was ‘yet to turn the Hammers down’.
Now there is fresh encouragement for West Ham in their pursuit of the 28-year-old.
Because the blockbuster Chelsea deal for Morgan Rogers is great news for West Ham’s Disasi hopes.
Chelsea desperate to raise cash by offloading Disasi and 11 more
BBC Sport reporter Nizaar Kinsella has confirmed the worst kept secret in football, that Chelsea must balance their books this summer after recording whopping £300m plus losses in their last accounts.
Chelsea were fined nearly £30m by UEFA for breaching financial rules last summer and had to make record £300m plus sales to comply with FFP too.
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After shelling out for Rogers and a number of other players already this summer, Kinsella has confirmed Chelsea want to sell or loan out at least a dozen players from the 37 senior options on their books – and that includes West Ham target Disasi.
It was previously reported that Chelsea have essentially accepted West Ham’s £25m offer for Disasi and the ball remains firmly in the player’s court.
On joining the Hammers in the winter, Disasi revealed his aunt, who lives in east London, is a big West Ham fan.
With Chelsea desperately looking to recoup funds, the huge spend on Rogers can only help West Ham’s case.
Now it is down to Disasi and whether he prefers other options.
Although West Ham fans were encouraged by a recent post on social media from the defensive leader as he trained during the summer with Hammers midfield ace Soungoutou Magassa.
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