Danny Wright

Wed 15 July 2020 7:00, UK

West Brom loan star Grady Diangana might look to quit West Ham in the summer if he is not assured first-team football next season, according to The Sun.

Diangana, 22, has been on fire at The Hawthorns this season, scoring seven goals and supplying six assists in 28 Championship appearances while on loan in the Black Country.

It is understood that West Brom would like to make Diangana’s loan deal a permanent one but West Ham are demanding between £15million and £20million for the England Under-21 international.

Albion also face competition from Everton, Newcastle, Celtic and Ajax in their pursuit of a permanent deal for the winger, who believe it is “vital” that he continues playing regularly next season in order to continue his development.

It remains to be seen what West Ham want to do with Diangana in the summer and next season but after how well he’s done on loan at West Brom, and how poorly the Hammers have performed in the Premier League, you would imagine he stands a good chance of getting in their first-team.

We hope that is not the case because we really want Diangana to make himself available so that Albion can sign him again – even if it’s another loan deal.

It is hard to see the club spending too much money in the summer so West Ham’s valuation could be an issue, as well as the interest from other clubs.

Ajax and Celtic are definitely teams he could walk into and be a regular starter, Everton not so much and Newcastle are perhaps the most likely to offer the winger a spot in their starting line-up.

Diangana has a connection with West Brom though. With their fans, their manager and the other players there.

We hope he chooses to stay with us if the club can afford a deal.

In other West Brom news, Albion have been tipped to sign this Man United player on a £37,500-a-week loan deal.

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