West Brom have pulled out of a deal to sign West Ham striker and Sunderland target Diafra Sakho this summer.
According to John Percy of the Telegraph, the move is now OFF and will not go ahead.
Twitter: West Ham striker Diafra Sakho’s £16m move to West Brom is OFF #wba #whufc More to follow @TeleFootball (@JPercyTelegraph)
West Brom had agreed a £16m deal with the Hammers for the Senegal international, with £10m up front and a further £6m in clauses.
Twitter: The Diafra Sakho snapchat is not fake, it’s still on his story. #WHUFC https://t.co/5AfBxpO9iq(@ReadWestHam)
Sakho was set for a medical but posted on Snapchat yesterday stating that those reports might be wide of the mark.
Twitter: BREAKING: West Brom pull out of Diafra Sakho deal! #wba (@PaulSuartWBA)
Birmingham Mail’s Paul Stuart has also confirmed that West Brom have pulled out of a deal this afternoon.
Twitter: Personal terms had been agreed and club were awaiting results of final scans before completing deal. Have now decided not to go ahead. #wba (@mjmarr_star)
Express and Star reported Matt Maher confirms that Sakho agreed personal terms to the move and the club were waiting on final scans before completing the deal.
They have decided not to go ahead with the deal, maybe because of what they’ve seen on the scans. Sakho struggled mightily with muscular injuries in the last two years which might have been flagged up in the medical.
Sunderland, who had a £11-million bid rejected for the striker, could move back in for Sakho. However, with a new manager at the helm, a second bid for Sakho may take some considering from David Moyes.
