Lyon have joined all the other teams in Ligue 1, except PSG, in preparing a fire sale of nearly half their first team squad, 18-year-old attacker Rayan Cherki and former Leicester City striker Islam Slimani are both to be made available for transfer as Lyon desperately try to balance their books by starting their sale ahead of what could well become a glut of clubs wishing to hawk their wares to the 'rich' clubs in England.
Most of the rest of Europe is in the same boat as the French, the situation in Spain is well known, with the once mighty Barcelona in total free fall as they finally acknowledge the mountain of debt they have accrued and their need to balance their books before the club gets threatened with elimination from their domestic League.
Either or both Rayan Cherki and Islam Slimani would be welcom additions at the London Dome, neither would cost a fortune and they are there for the taking. West Ham have been on the receiving end of financial fall out themselves, particularly during the biscuit baron era, and know only too well the pain of having to sell of it's best assets cheaply, in the past Manchester United and Arsenal's neighbours have benefited greatly from Hammers financial plight, now it is West Ham's turn to benefit from another club's misfortune by raiding the French Leagues, Chekri and Slimani will do for a start! - Ed
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Then there is also another
Then there is also another French player presumably on the radar but plying his trade with Borussia M. He is Alassane Plea who has scored five Champions League goals in 8 matches. He is supposed to be a creative player as well and could pair up with Benrahma that could be a nuisance to opposing defenders. Hopefully at least one of these deals comes to fruition. There is always an Armstrong Okoflex who scored a hat trick against Arsenal in the U23 season opener. West Ham did have a very strong contingent that included Yarmalenko, Masuaku, Lanzini and Coventry. However Okoflex stood out as a player that has the skill and striker qualities to be always promoted if there are no striker transfers by the deadline.