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title: "West Ham fans angry at Chelsea’s £40m valuation of Diop"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/09/west-ham-fans-angry-at-chelseas-40m-valuation-of-diop/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-09T20:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-01-09T20:00:00Z"
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# West Ham fans angry at Chelsea’s £40m valuation of Diop

Chelsea are plotting a £40m swoop for West Ham United centre-back Issa Diop, according to a report on the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1225766/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Issa-Diop-Top-Target-Frank-Lampard-Imminent-40m-Bid-West-Ham-Spurs).

The Hammers [signed Diop](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44522330) in the summer of 2018 from Ligue 1 side Toulouse for £22m and he has gone on to make [48 Premier League appearances](https://www.premierleague.com/players/49884/Issa-Diop/stats) for the club.

The rumours have intensified in recent days and these West Ham fans find it hard to believe that the Blues value him at £40m.

> Twitter: @UberWestHam About $30 mil short (@TaylorSD06)

> Twitter: @UberWestHam Imagine a club like Chelsea rating Issa Diop as only worth half of Harry Maguire ![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f923.svg)![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f923.svg)![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f923.svg)![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f923.svg)![🤣](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f923.svg) (@smithy2786)

> Twitter: @UberWestHam I had a feeling this would happen , no chance at £40 mill (@BillyB86)

> Twitter: @UberWestHam Is that for a loan ? (@Lord\_Irons)

> Twitter: @UberWestHam Add another 60 and we may consider it but I doubt it, despite Pellegrini getting the worst out of him,… https://t.co/zRSvixsxHM (@MineAllSell)

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Diop is [one of the highest-rated](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/west-ham/west-ham-issa-diop-is-the-real-future-of-the-hammers/) players at West Ham and despite struggling for form under Manuel Pellegrini, there’s hope that he can get back to his best under the management of David Moyes.

Manchester United were [heavily linked](https://readwestham.com/2019/06/20/west-ham-willing-to-offer-diop-new-deal-to-end-manchester-united-interest/) with a move for the centre-back last summer and now the links have started again, but £40m is way under the price that the Hammers will have in mind.

In June, the London club were reported to have slapped an [€84m price tag](https://readwestham.com/2019/06/24/west-ham-set-e84m-price-tag-for-diop/) on Diop so if Chelsea want any chance at a deal, they’ll need to bump up their offer considerably.

Also, judging by the reaction of the fans, letting him leave would not be a popular decision by the club. The player himself has also not made it evident that he wants to leave so for the time being, the chances of Diop leaving can be considered as very low.