Sevilla are planning for a future with West Ham target Youssef En-Nesyri at the forefront of it, according to the latest report from Spanish publication Estadio Deportivo.
The Europa League holders are expecting ‘no shortage of offers’ for the 23-year-old’s services in the summer, but they reportedly have no desire to sell him.
Having had a bid for En-Nesyri rejected in January the Hammers may hold out hope of landing one of their prime targets in the summer as Sevilla aim to balance their books.
As outlined by Estadio Deportivo, ‘on the contrary’ to exit rumours, Sevilla director of football Monchi and manager Julen Lopetegui both want the striker to be the ‘benchmark’ of the club’s attack.
The same publication had previously claimed that a former teammate of the 13-goal striker had tried to persuade him to join West Ham, leading to the conclusion that Pablo Fornals was the man in question as the pair were together at Malaga.
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This En-Neysri deal gets more difficult by the day.
Whilst it’s no surprise that the La Liga side would want to keep hold of their prized asset and look to build an attack around him, this could leave the Irons a little in the lurch.
Given the growing complications and ever-increasing fee, a move for Championship hotshots Ivan Toney or Adam Armstrong may be a far more straightforward option.
