West Ham United’s interest in Mikayil Faye
West Ham United have set their sights on young Barça talent Mikayil Faye, and Joan Laporta is ready to listen to offers. Following the arrival of Julen Lopetegui as the new manager replacing David Moyes, the English side are looking to strengthen themselves to compete at the top of the Premier League table. Lopetegui, inspired by Unai Emery’s success with Aston Villa, who managed to qualify for the next edition of the Champions League, wants to follow the same path of success.
The goal of qualifying for the Champions League
The London outfit are confident of signing a number of stars this summer to achieve their goal of qualifying for Europe’s top competition. One of the names that has sounded strongly is that of Mikayil Faye, who has had an outstanding season at Camp Nou. Despite not having officially made his debut for the first team, his performance in signing up has been exceptional and has significantly contributed to bringing Rafa Márquez’s side very close to promotion to La Liga Hypermotion, staying on the doorstep in lose the final of the ‘play off’ against Córdoba.
Faye’s future and first team options
So far, Xavi Hernández has not been given his chance in the first team, despite having been called up several times. This unsatisfactory situation has made Mikayil Faye consider that it is time to make the jump to the football elite. The Senegalese player hopes that Hans-Dieter Flick will count on him, especially in the face of casualties and competition in his place, where injuries to Ronald Araújo and the likely departure of Íñigo Martínez could open a door for him.
Barça, ready to negotiate
Even so, Barça do not consider Faye to be essential and, therefore, are prepared to negotiate his sale if an interesting offer arrives. Laporta and Deco are looking for ways to generate income, and the sale of Faye could add a significant sum to the club’s coffers, with many suitors and a rising market value.
A good economic operation
Teams that have shown an interest in Faye include clubs such as Porto and LOSC Lilla. However, with Lopetegui’s arrival at West Ham, the English club appear to have taken the lead in the race to sign the young African centre-back. According to reports, they are willing to pay more than 13 million euros to secure his services, which would be a huge financial transaction for Barca, who only invested 1.5 million in the player just a year ago .