According to Lions de L’Atlas, Marseille is the most recent team interested in acquiring West Ham United’s Nayef Aguerd, with Medhi Benatia driving the transfer.
Despite his “remarkable” start to life at the London Stadium prior to injury concerns, it is rumored that the Moroccan will not be retained by the Irons.
Benatia, a compatriot, is rumored to be searching for a new central defender as Marseille’s sporting director.
According to the French publication, the Ligue 1 team might decide to sign Aguerd to a summer loan with a one-year buyout option.
Nayef Aguerd: Should West Ham United sell him?
Aguerd left Stade Rennes in 2022 and was signed by the Hammers for a substantial fee of £30 million [BBC].
He played in almost thirty games for the team as they won the Europa Conference League, capping off a successful debut season in East London.
Although David Moyes’ side struggled at times in the Premier League the end of the campaign was worth that hardship.
After a superb World Cup campaign with Morocco, the centre-back’s stock seemed to have risen but he has struggled with injury since.
Despite the Hammers playing 35 games this season, he has made 21 Premier League starts and played fewer than 2000 minutes.
He is now sidelined due to an ankle ailment and may miss the rest of the campaign’s games.
Even if Kurt Zouma and Konstantinos Mavropanos are working well together, Aguerd’s comeback is not guaranteed right away.
West Ham believes that a sale for a price approaching £30 million would be advantageous, but a loan doesn’t make much sense for them.
