West Ham set to join Liverpool in hunt for French forward

West Ham have reportedly joined Liverpool in the race for Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby ahead of a potential summer move for the 22 year old.

The former Paris Saint Germain winger has been in brilliant form for the Bundesliga side, grabbing 12 goals and 9 assists in 27 Bundesliga appearances, while he has also made 5 appearances for Les Blues in their successful World Cup qualification.

Moussa Diaby has been directly involved in 10 goals in 11 Bundesliga matches in 2022.

⚽️ 7 goals
👟 3 assists

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— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) April 7, 2022

This has led to widespread interest in his services beyond this summer, with Leverkusen in a strong selling position thanks to Diaby’s contract running until 2025. That has not stopped enquiries, however, and West Ham are the latest club to express an interest, as per Italian outlet CalcioMercato.

The Hammers have begun planning for their summer moves, and have had to reassess their targets after moves for the likes of Darwin Nunez fell through in January, with the Benfica man now set to join a bigger club than the Irons this summer.

And Diaby could fit the bill, although they are not alone in their admiration for the winger, and he wouldn’t come cheap.

Liverpool among others in the hunt

Another club thought to be interested in the Frenchman are Liverpool, who are still looking for a third addition to their frontline as they aim to begin the regeneration of their forward line. All of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane are the wrong side of 30 years old, and are all out of contract in 2023.

And, while Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz are worthy replacements, adding Diaby into the mix would ensure that the progression of the club is not hindered should all three veterans depart the club in quick succession.

However, having just added Diaz in January, and having agreed a deal for Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho, it is unclear as to how high up their list of priorities an expensive move for Diaby now would be.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	31	52	74
2	Liverpool FC	31	57	73
3	Chelsea FC	30	41	62
4	Tottenham Hotspur	31	19	57
5	Arsenal FC	30	9	54
6	West Ham United	32	9	51
7	Manchester United	31	7	51
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	5	49
9	Leicester City	29	-3	40
10	Crystal Palace	31	3	37
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	31	-9	37
12	Aston Villa	31	-4	36
13	Brentford FC	32	-9	36
14	Southampton FC	31	-15	36
15	Newcastle United	31	-20	34
16	Leeds United	32	-30	33
17	Everton FC	30	-19	28
18	Burnley FC	30	-19	24
19	Watford FC	31	-31	22
20	Norwich City	31	-43	21

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	13
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	11
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Raphinha	Leeds United	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	9
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	9
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	9
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	9
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	8
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	8
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	7
Romero, Cristian	Tottenham Hotspur	0	8

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	11
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	6
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	6
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	5