West Ham lead three-way Premier League race for Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson

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West Ham are reportedly in negotiations with Marseille over the signing of midfielder Morgan Sanson.

Morgan Sanson

The Ligue 1 club are likely to offload some of their players this summer after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

Sky Sports News reports that the Hammers have opened talks with l'OM about a potential move, while Newcastle and Wolves have also been offered the player.

The 24-year-old is believed to have a price tag of around €35 million.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side have spoken with Marseille sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and Sanson’s agent about a potential deal.

According to the report, the Hammers have also tabled a £10 million bid for Lorient winger Alexis Claude-Maurice in addition to an offer for Barcelona’s Andre Gomes, who spent the 2018/19 campaign on loan at Everton.

Sanson joined Marseille from Montpellier for €12 million in January 2017 and scored five goals in 33 league games for the French club this season.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.