Marseille club president Vincent Labrune wants Michy Batshuayi to join West Ham over Premier League rivals Tottenham this summer.
According to French source Buzzsport, Labrune is eager to see his star striker join the Hammers as they are offering a better deal than Tottenham are currently.
The situation with Marseille is quite strange. In their financial accounts they will present to the DNCG at the end of June, they have already accounted for Batshuayi’s sale in order to meet the regulations set of them.
As it stands, with nine days left of the month, Batshuayi is still as Marseille player, and those costs they have accounted for have yet to be covered, meaning they could face sanctions from the DNCG where the strongest penalty would be demotion to the French Ligue 2.
Labrune and Marseille are looking for €40m to sell the Belgian striker this summer in order to cover those costs and avoid sanctions. Batshuayi, however, is willing to hold out for the right offer to come in for him, but Marseille don’t have that time.
The 22-year-old has made his intentions clear, he would prefer a move to Tottenham over West Ham, with Champions League football being a big factor in his decision.
Spurs’ offers so far are not suitable for Marseille who have rejected bids from the North London club for Batshuayi. They as a club would rather sell to West Ham who are much closer to the club’s asking price for their star striker.
For now, Batshuayi is not willing to talk to West Ham about a move as he is waiting for Tottenham to possibly up their offer. If that fails to happen, Marseille still need to sell, leaving West Ham the only option.
