Issa Diop celebrates for West Ham with his teammates (©Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Issa Diop celebrates for West Ham with his teammates (©Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

To avoid a 'yo-yo club' fame, Fulham are eager to snatch West Ham's Issa Diop

Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 10.08.22. | 14:56

Mitro will deliver goals, no worries there. But they need someone to prevent the rivals from scoring. And they need that someone asap

That 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the maiden Premier League game of the season demonstrated Fulham could count on plenty of Mitro's magic in months to come. However, the Cottagers ought to find some composure in the back, or they'll end up in a relegation battle, struggling for Premiership life once again.

Those two easily conceded goals have raised concerns on Fulham's centre-back-line, which caused an almost immediate board reaction. They've turned to West Ham's defender Issa Diop, and the Hammers have apparently accepted a £15 million offer for his transfer, with no add-ons. "Diop is believed to be keen on the switch to West London and is expected to sign a five-year deal," The Athletic reported on the deal.

Diop signed for West Ham from Toulouse in 2018 and became a regular during his first two seasons in East London. Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma have all been preferred by manager David Moyes and West Ham also signed Nayef Aguerd from Rennes last month, pushing Diop even further down the pecking order.

Diop missed Saturday's game with Manchester City, amid speculation about his future.

"Issa Diop didn't put himself forward to play in the last couple of games and we will see what happens with that in the next couple of weeks," Moyes said.


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