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Chelsea are expected to sell West Ham loanee Axel Disasi to the highest bidder at the end of the season, according to The Athletic reporter Roshane Thomas.
The trusted journalist claims the Hammers could end up losing out on signing Disasi on a permanent basis in the same way they lost out on another loan player, Jesse Lingard, a few years ago.
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Lingard starred for West Ham in the second half of the 2020/21 season, but a purchase option was not included in the deal. He ended up staying at Manchester United before moving to Nottingham Forest a year later.
There is no option to buy Disasi, and Thomas says that was a deliberate ploy on Chelsea’s part.
Why were West Ham unable to secure a purchase clause?
Chelsea were reportedly dead against any such clause, despite the fact that Disasi was frozen out of the first team for the first six months of the season.
The club’s hierarchy believe that a loan could increase Disasi’s value, and they will look to reassess his asking price at the end of the campaign, rather than giving the Irons the option to buy for a set fee now.
AC Milan, Fiorentina and Villarreal were the other clubs interested in January, and his performances for West Ham mean he could have even more suitors this summer.
Disasi has been one of the club’s top performers
Despite scoring an own goal against Liverpool at the weekend, the 27-year-old has had a massive impact since moving to the London Stadium. Get a Disasi West Ham kit from UK Soccer Shop here.
The Irons have kept two clean sheets in Disasi’s first 4 league appearances, and the centre-back could play a key role in keeping Nuno Espirito Santo’s side in the Premier League.
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