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title: "Besiktas reject £6.5m West Ham offer for Medel"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2018/12/26/besiktas-reject-6-5m-west-ham-offer-for-medel/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2018-12-26T23:44:54Z"
modified: "2018-12-26T23:45:29Z"
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# Besiktas reject £6.5m West Ham offer for Medel

West Ham have had a £6.5m offer turned down by Besiktas for midfielder Gary Medel.

[According to TalkSport, via The BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/gossip), West Ham have made their opening offer for the holding midfield, which has been rejected.

The report claims that Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is a big fan of Medel and wants to add him to his midfield options.

![Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2018/12/1055968016.jpg)

Medel has Premier League experience, having played 34 games for Cardiff in the 2013/14 season.

Despite Cardiff’s relegation, Medel impressed that year and earned himself a move to Inter Milan in Italy.

After making over 100 appearances for Inter, Medel joined Besiktas in 2017 and has been a key figure in their squad ever since.

Reports earlier this week claimed that Medel is keen on a move to West Ham as he looks for a switch to the Premier League.

The report does not claim how much Besiktas are looking for.