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title: "Ligue 1 financial crisis could hand West Ham another shot at Boulaye Dia"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/01/19/west-ham-boulaye-dia-transfer-rumours-ligue-1-financial-crisis/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-01-19T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-19T15:00:00Z"
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# Ligue 1 financial crisis could hand West Ham another shot at Boulaye Dia

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/01/19/youssef-en-nesyri-bid-clearly-insufficient/) could have been handed a welcome boost in their pursuit of a replacement for Sebastien Haller as French football heads steadfast towards crisis, according to So Foot \[via [Get French Football News](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2021/ligue-1-needs-e622m-a-year-to-survive/)\].

Having seen a [reported](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2021/west-ham-poised-to-make-opening-e10m-bid-for-boulaye-dia/) bid of £8.9m for Reims striker [Boulaye Dia](https://readwestham.com/2021/01/15/west-ham-fans-boulaye-dia-transfer-latest/) rejected recently, the east London club could revisit the option as finances take a turn for the worse in Ligue 1.

It has been suggested that a third of clubs across the top two divisions in France are ‘weeks away’ from bankruptcy following the [collapse of a media rights deal](https://www.90min.com/posts/the-french-football-financial-crisis-explained).

> Twitter: 1/3 of Ligue 1 & Ligue 2 clubs are weeks away from bankruptcy – possible stoppage of 2020/21 season discussed in a… https://t.co/CLbecTr6E4 (@GFFN)

David Moyes has [confirmed](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/moyes-confirms-west-ham-striker-hunt-to-aid-matchwinner-antonio) that he is in the market for a centre-forward, casting the net far and wide as the Irons look to find a player to compete with, and indeed supplement, Michail Antonio.

The pursuit could well be boosted by developments from France as clubs will almost certainly be [willing to listen to offers](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9069375/Collapse-Ligue-1-TV-deal-opens-opportunity-Premier-League-sides-raid-French-market.html) for assets with whom they were previously reluctant to part ways.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Dia seemed to be one of the [early preferences](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/west-ham-opening-offer-boulaye-dia-reims-transfer) for Moyes as he looked to find a replacement for Haller. Despite moving on to [fresh targets in recent days](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9158845/West-Ham-make-27MILLION-bid-Sevilla-striker-Youssef-En-Nesyri.html), the precarious situation in France could be an opportunity for West Ham to land themselves a bargain in the Reims hitman.

With the 24-year-old netting [12 goals in 18 league games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boulaye-dia/leistungsdaten/spieler/626913) so far this term, he is certainly a man in form, and that record suggests he would be the ideal candidate for the Irons to bring in this month.