West Ham: Second Payet bid rejected; £15million for Leeds striker; French forward targeted

Tue 17 January 2017 13:00, UK

The club have reportedly turned down a second bid from Marseille for Dimitri Payet, with claiming that the latest offer from the French club after a day of talks only amounted to a fee in the region of £20 million, representing an improvement of only £1 million on the initial £19 million offer made and rejected by the midfielder’s former club.

The suggest that the club are holding out for a fee of at least £35 million, but latest indications suggest that the club are considering allowing him to leave this month as they fear that his value will plummet if he goes six months without playing.

The money could be used to fund a move for Leeds striker Chris Wood, with claiming that the Championship club have slapped a £15 million price tag on the New Zealand international amid interest from both the Irons and Sunderland as both seek to add goals in their battle against the drop.

The 25-year-old has scored 17 goals in 29 in all competitions this season and has continually improved since joining the Elland Road outfit from Leicester City in the summer of 2015. The target man would certainly fit the West Ham style of play, but Leeds will be hugely reluctant to allow him to depart.

The club could alternatively relaunch a move for Toulouse striker Martin Braithwaite according to . They claim that the Hammers made a bid worth £8.5 million last month but the French club told them that their captain would not be sold for anything less than £10 million.

The Danish international has scored eight goals in 18 games in all competitions this campaign in a centre forward position with the 25-year-old attracting interest from clubs across Europe who have been alerted by the low asking price for a proven Ligue Une player.

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West Ham: Second Payet bid rejected; £15million for Leeds striker; French forward targeted