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title: "West Ham United: Fans react following transfer news on Wesley Fofana"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-fans-react-following-transfer-news-on-wesley-fofana/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-09-25T16:40:21Z"
modified: "2020-09-25T16:40:21Z"
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# West Ham United: Fans react following transfer news on Wesley Fofana

**It hasn’t been the greatest transfer window for West Ham United as the [only signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/startseite/verein/379) they have made is Tomas Soucek, whose loan move was made permanent.**

This, combined with the fact that they have lost their [first two games](https://www.whufc.com/fixtures/first-team/fixtures-and-results) of the Premier League season make it look like it is going to be a very tough campaign for the Hammers this season.

However there did seem to be a positive, as the club were reportedly ready to battle Leicester City for defender Wesley Fofana. The 19 year-old boasted some great stats last campaign in the 13 appearances he made in Ligue 1 for Saint-Etienne, as he managed 3.7 clearances, 1.8 tackles and 2.6 interceptions per game, via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/373946/History/Wesley-Fofana).

Many of the Iron fan base are unhappy though, as they reacted to the offer they reportedly made for the player. According to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/), and [tweeted](https://twitter.com/westham_gossip/status/1309160541613588482?s=20) out by West Ham Gossip, the Irons are giving Saint-Etienne a take-it-or-leave-it offer for Wesley Fofana. This is due to the fact that they do not want to get into a bidding war for the 19-year-old centre back. Their offer is £23m plus £10m in add ons and they want to pay in six annual instalments.

Many Hammers fans feel that this offer is excessive for a player who managed just 13 appearances in the French top flight last term, whilst others are laughing at the fact the club want to pay over such a lengthy period of time.

Many are slamming the update on Twitter, with one labelling the bid “embarrassing.”

Here is what fans said following the news:

https://twitter.com/westham\_gossip/status/1309160541613588482?s=20

> 19 years old. Surely he cant improve the defence this season…
>
> — Christopher O’Connell (@ChPOConnell) [September 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/ChPOConnell/status/1309168189536972802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He is unproven. What is the point of that stupid bid?
>
> — martinus (@wasntme23) [September 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/wasntme23/status/1309187045122859009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> We really are a banter club 😂😂😂
>
> — Steve Mothersole #GSBOUT (@SteveMothersole) [September 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/SteveMothersole/status/1309176253254172672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Typical embarrassing behaviour
>
> — David Tomlinson (@DavidTo68112671) [September 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/DavidTo68112671/status/1309464407756472321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “6 annual instalments” were not getting anyone this season 😂 [#GSBOUT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GSBOUT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Aaron McNamara ⚒ #GSBOUT (@AaronMc\_92) [September 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/AaronMc_92/status/1309381258313641984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> To be fair, he’ll be 25 by the time we’ve paid for him.
>
> — Bill #GSBOUT (@Briggs0102) [September 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/Briggs0102/status/1309244307556175873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Ham fans, what are your thoughts on this news? Comment below!***