West Ham are poised to sign Soungoutou Magassa in a deal worth €20m (£17.2m) after agreeing personal terms with the Monaco midfielder. The move for the France Under-21 international is a major boost for Graham Potter, who is under growing pressure after a dreadful start to the season.
Potter has been hunting desperately for midfield reinforcements and faced a tense wait over whether the transfer would go ahead. West Ham submitted an offer of €17m plus €3m for Magassa last Friday and did not take long to reach an agreement with Monaco. Complications arose when West Ham’s bid for Magassa was followed swiftly by Nottingham Forest entering the running for the 21-year-old midfielder.
