Having already signed James Tomkins from West Ham earlier in the summer, Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in taking a second player from the Hammers, that player being Diafra Sakho.
According to Darren Lewis of The Mirror, Alan Pardew’s side have joined Premier League rivals Sunderland, Swansea City, and West Brom in showing an interest in signing the 26-year-old wantaway striker.
Sakho is so keen to leave West Ham that he refused to travel with the squad for their pre-season training camp in Austria and it appears that he will be allowed to leave once the Hammers are able to secure a new striker.
Sunderland had a bid of £11million for Sakho rejected by West Ham earlier in the window, with Slaven Bilic’s club reportedly holding out for a fee of around £15million.
Palace have shown, after making two huge bids for Michy Batshuayi and Christian Benteke, that they have money to spend this summer so they will be able to meet West Ham’s asking price if they wish to do so.
