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Report: West Ham could now sign Morgan Sanson for £17 million cheaper than January asking price

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According to a report from French media outlet Le 10 Sport, Marseille have drastically cut their asking price for alleged West Ham target Morgan Sanson, with the Ligue 1 outfit thought to be desperate to raise funds.

Le 10 Sport claimed back in January that the Hammers wanted to sign the 25-year-old midfielder and allegedly had a £30 million bid rejected for the Marseille ace.

It was claimed that the French giants valued Sanson at around £36 million at the time.

But now Le 10 Sport claims that Marseille could sell the Frenchman for as little as £19 million.

Nimes V Marseille
Morgan Sanson (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

And if West Ham could get Sanson for around £19 million, that really would represent excellent value for money for them.

Stats

The 25-year-old has racked up five goals and five assists in 27 Ligue 1 outings for Marseille this season (Transfermarkt).

In those appearances, the Frenchman has averaged 30.1 passes per game, with a very impressive completion rate of 85.9%. He has also averaged 1.1 key passes per game (Who Scored).

Olympique Marseille v FC Nantes - Ligue 1
Morgan Sanson (Photo by Jonathan Bartolozzi – OM/OM)

Sanson puts in a shift defensively too.

In 27 league appearances, he has averaged 2.2 tackles and 0.9 interceptions per game (Who Scored).

The Marseille ace really does seem to be a wonderful all-round player.

And if West Ham do manage to pick him up for just £19 million in the summer, it could turn out to be a real bargain for the east London outfit.