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title: "West Ham: Hammers want Jonathan Bamba"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-hammers-jonathan-bamba/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-24T13:35:18Z"
modified: "2021-08-24T13:35:18Z"
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# West Ham: Hammers want Jonathan Bamba

**[According to The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1480260/West-Ham-transfer-news-Jesse-Lingard-Man-Utd-Jonathan-Bamba-Lille-Premier-League-gossip), West Ham United are interested in signing Jonathan Bamba from Lille this summer as an alternative to Jesse Lingard.**

### **The Lowdown: Lingard deal unlikely**

Lingard spent the second half of last season on loan at the London Stadium, and he impressed, managing nine goals and five assists in 16 Premier League appearances ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-bamba/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/292818)).

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However, while the Hammers wanted to sign him permanently, the England international looks set to stay at Old Trafford instead ([The Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-transfer-news-lingard-21315462)).

### **The Latest: Irons eye Bamba**

Now, as per this latest report, David Moyes is now eager to sign Bamba instead.

He is said to be available for a fee of £25m this summer, but the London outfit face competition from Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen for his services.

### **The Verdict: Top talent**

Since making the move to Les Dogues from Saint-Etienne, £22.5m-valued Bamba has done extremely well for the reining Ligue 1 champions ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-bamba/marktwertverlauf/spieler/292818)).

In 130 matches in all competitions, he has picked up 22 goals and 24 assists ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-bamba/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/292818)). Last term, he found the back of the net [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-bamba/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/292818) times and provided 11 assists as Lille captured the title.

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A fee of £25m would be a sound investment for a player who is still just 25 years of age. He may take a bit of time to adapt to the Premier League, but if he does, he could be an inspired signing for West Ham this summer.

***In other news, [West Ham fans want to sign this Champions League winner.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-hammers-david-moyes-the-london-stadium-kurt-zouma-chelsea-areola-premier-league/)***