According to reports in Portugal, West Ham target Yacine Brahimi has told clubs how much he wants to earn. Brahimi will be a free agent when he leaves FC Porto but his wage demands will be the finances to negotiate.
Yacine Brahimi: the finances
As per Record via Sport Witness, Brahimi will demand a €20m (£17.75m) move. This is split with a €6m (£5.3m) signing-on fee and a three-year contract worth €14m (over £75,000-per-week).
The 29-year-old will turn 32 by the end of this three-year contract and will have little sell-on value. West Ham must weigh up whether to spend his money on a player who is unlikely to command a high transfer fee.
Brahimi is leaving Porto after five years, 215 games, 54 goals and 43 assists for the Portuguese giants. Prior to that, he played for Granada in Spain and Rennes in France.
The Hammers could offer the Algeria international the chance to play in England next. The lure of the Premier League might tempt Brahimi.
But West Ham are not the only club vying for the bargain winger. Everton will provide competition, as well as Real Betis, Marseille and Fenerbahce.
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