Despite some recent victories, West Ham’s Premier League position remains uncertain, with England’s top teams preparing to pounce if they are demoted to the Championship.
West Ham may be near to ensuring top-flight football again next season, sitting five places above the drop zone with four games remaining.
However, after Spurs won their first game of the calendar year last weekend, they are still a long way from safe.
According to new sources, Manchester United is planning to make a cheap purchase for one of West Ham’s star players, similar to how Barcelona is preparing a raid of Tottenham’s dressing room if they are relegated.
According to reports, United is interested in signing El Hadji Malick Diouf after joining the Hammers at the start of the season.
Diouf is the guy for the Red Devils.
With Champions League qualification all but assured, Carrick has been given the checkbook for the 26/27 season and has already identified his first acquisition.
Talksport, however, claims that the 21-year-old Senegalese left-back is highly ranked on Man United’s shortlist, particularly if the Hammers fall.
Since joining West Ham for £22 million, Diouf has flourished in a difficult season for the club, making 28 appearances and representing Senegal in the tumultuous African Cup of Nations.
Diouf would fight for the left-back position with Luke Shaw and Patrick Dorgu, however the latter showed greater promise higher up the field before suffering a catastrophic injury.
A price for the West Ham player has not been speculated on yet, but relegation would devalue his worth.
The conclusion of Dalot’s journey.
In the post-Amorim era, Manchester United’s squad isn’t far from being a regular European challenger, and this summer’s activity might be critical to their future.
Already, Carrick is said to be planning a severe culling from the dressing room, with up to 13 players departing the club to help ease the wage budget. That has been their demise for every rebuilding endeavor since Fergie.
One of these might be Diogo Dalot, who has been out of favour for the past two years due to being constantly switched from his natural right-back position to left-back and wing-back duties.
Since winning the club’s Players’ Player of the Year award two seasons ago, Dalot has fallen down the pecking order to Noussair Mazraoui, Luke Shaw, and Amad Diallo in a trifecta of places.
The arrival of Diouf would eliminate Dalot from that left-back post, which is expected to be shared with Shaw, since the out-of-favour Portuguese has been connected with a possible return to Serie A.
Featured Image Credit: Man Utd is targeting a sensational West Ham player if the London club is relegated.
