West Ham face big problem as Crystal Palace reportedly make £18.5 million Ismaila Sarr bid

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West Ham United allegedly could be set to miss out on Watford attacker Ismaila Sarr to Crystal Palace this summer.

That’s according to RTL Foot journalist Abdellah Boulma who claims that Crystal Palace have made a €22 million (£18.5 million) offer for Sarr.

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Watford have allegedly rejected that offer but the fact that Palace have made the first move means that West Ham need to act fast, if David Moyes does indeed want to sign the 24-year-old attacker.

Moyes has already signed Gianluca Scamacca to bolster his attacking ranks but the Scot still needs to improve his options on the wing.

And Sarr would be a great signing for the Hammers in my view.

Beating Crystal Palace to the Senegalese ace may not be an easy task though…

West Ham face Crystal Palace competition for Ismaila Sarr

According to a report from RTL Foot journalist Abdellah Boulma, the Eagles have had an £18.5 million bid rejected for the 24-year-old Watford ace.

So West Ham had better act fast.

David Moyes would surely love to have Sarr at the London Stadium.

Sarr has racked up 25 goals and 19 assists in 95 games for the Hornets (Transfermarkt). 

Last season, he bagged five goals and two assists in 22 Premier League games (Transfermarkt). He has only chalked up 10 goals and eight assists in 50 Premier League games, and that may well be somewhat of a concern for Palace and West Ham.

He’s well capable of improving those numbers though.

The 24-year-old is a frightening talent with explosive pace. He has a really direct playing style and that combined with his speed would add so much to West Ham’s counter-attacking setup.

Described by well-renowned scouting website Breaking The Lines as an ‘electric’ winger, Sarr has so much to offer at the very highest level of the game.

He could be available for around £25-30 million according to FootMercato. That seems like very good value to us.

Whether West Ham manager to beat Crystal Palace to the signing of Ismaila Sarr remains to be seen though.

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