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title: "West Ham United: Agent responds as Hammers willing to pay over £40m for En-Nesyri"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-agent-responds-as-hammers-willing-to-pay-over-40m-for-en-nesyri/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-06-23T15:10:30Z"
modified: "2021-06-23T15:10:30Z"
---

# West Ham United: Agent responds as Hammers willing to pay over £40m for En-Nesyri

**According to Spanish news outlet [El Desmarque,](https://eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/1259555-tres-ofertas-de-la-premier-maneja-en-nesyri-que-no-se-quiere-ir) West Ham United are ‘willing’ to pay over [€40 million (£34.2 million)](https://eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/1259555-tres-ofertas-de-la-premier-maneja-en-nesyri-que-no-se-quiere-ir) to sign Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri – with his agent now responding to all the interest.**

### The Lowdown: West Ham in striker search…

West Ham are on the search for a new striker as one of their [main priorities](https://www.claretandhugh.info/candh-exclusive-moyes-wants-three-positions-filled/) for this summer, especially considering the unreliable fitness record of current frontman Michail Antonio.

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The Irons had attempted to sign a new striker in January, with manager David Moyes himself confirming that bids had [indeed been lodged](https://www.claretandhugh.info/moyes-confirms-transfer-bid/), but West Ham didn’t manage to successfully land anyone.

GSB will reportedly try again to sign a new striker this window, though, with names like Adam Armstrong, Ivan Toney, Tammy Abraham and En-Nesyri having been previously linked ([ExWHUemployee](https://www.patreon.com/posts/exwhuemployee-49079836?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_source=post_link&utm_campaign=patron_engagement&token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpbnN0YW50LWFjY2Vzczo3M2JjNWI0Yi0wYzc3LTRhMjktYmE3Mi02MzVjYmJkZjU5ZTYifQ.X_dE9HYebEkhwoT_SQRAPUD5o_tlsM36hCBjjTffz7I)).

### The Latest: West Ham ‘willing’ to pay over £34.2m for En-Nesyri…

El Desmarque have the latest when it comes to En-Nesyri, who West Ham [made a bid for January.](https://www.claretandhugh.info/moyes-confirms-transfer-bid/)

[West Ham latest!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest/)

They claim that the Irons are ‘willing’ to go above £34.2 million to seal the Moroccan’s signature this summer, with the player’s agent now sending a firm message in response to rumours regarding his client.

“We don’t want to listen to any offers,” explained Anass Ouzifi, representative of En-Nesyri, to [the outlet.](https://eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/1259555-tres-ofertas-de-la-premier-maneja-en-nesyri-que-no-se-quiere-ir)

“There are three teams from England, but he doesn’t want to leave. We don’t want to talk about this because En-Nesyri doesn’t want to leave Sevilla, and he’s staying in Sevilla this year.”

### The Verdict: Big blow for the Hammers…

En-Nesyri came as a very good alternative to fellow top level targets like Tammy Abraham, so this news comes as a mighty blow for West Ham despite their willingness to go all out.

Lauded as an ‘excellent’ striker by Spanish journalist Guillem Balague on [Premier Sports](https://mobile.twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1352682071198748680), the 6 foot 3 star forward turned heads with his outstanding 18-goal haul in just 23 La Liga starts over 2020/2021 ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/323547/Show/Youssef-En-Nesyri)).

Indeed, only Michail Antonio and Jesse Lingard [averaged more attempts on goal](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/29/Show/England-West-Ham) per 90[than En-Nesyri](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/323547/Show/Youssef-En-Nesyri)out of the entire West Ham squad last season domestically.

There’s no mistake he could have been a brilliant capture, but this message from his agent has dealt the Irons a big setback in their striker search.

***In other news: ‘Have started negotiations’…Journalist makes exciting West Ham transfer claim, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-journalist-drops-exciting-hammers-transfer-claim/)***