West Ham United’s Nayef Aguerd was on loan at Real Sociedad this season and will return to his parent club.
The centre-back played 36 games for La Real and injuries limited his minutes towards the end of this season, after a very impressive start. That hasn’t stopped the West Ham man from attracting interest from elsewhere.
Foot Mercato report Marseille have made the defender their priority target for the summer window.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side appreciate the 29-year-old’s profile a lot, also because of his past experience at Dijon and Stade Rennais. It won’t be easy for the Ligue 1 club to take him away from the Hammers.
There are other clubs keeping an eye on the Morocco international. Bayer Leverkusen have also identified him as a priority target while Atlético Madrid are in the running.
Los Rojiblancos looked at the West Ham player before he joined Real Sociedad, and the latter are also trying to extend his stay after claims they’d let him go due to the injury issue.
Foot Mercato state the growing interest is Aguerd is good news for West Ham, who ‘can already rub their hands’ at the prospect of his sale. They indicate a fee around €15-20m could be enough to convince Graham Potter’s side.
Aguerd wants to leave, and the Premier League club are ready to sell him. It’s unclear where he’ll end up, but what’s certain is that several clubs will have to ‘fight hard’ to sign the Moroccan.