West Ham United is interested in signing Lille OSC -Midfielder Ngal'ayel Mukau (20), according to a report by Sacha Tavolieri.
It has been a busy summer for Lille with Lucas Chevalier (23) who completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain and Bafodé Diakité (24) to leave for AFC Bournemouth. One thing that has been repeatedly demonstrated is that the club is Canny negotiators.
West Ham cannot expect deals, and they will have to figure out a large amount if they want to convince Les Dogues to say goodbye to the former KV Mechelen man. Tavolieri writes that West Ham is expected to pay more than € 20 million for the midfielder.
The Premier League side had the opportunity to have a direct look at the Dr. To get Congo International when they organized Lille in a friendly. Mukau was in good shape and demonstrated his ability to drive deep while playing the full ninety minutes in the 1-1 draw (and even scored his penalty during the 5-4 shootout, which won the English side).
GFFN | Nick Hartland