Sources: West Ham could accept loan-to-buy offer for Said Benrahma
West Ham are willing to let Said Benrahma leave on a loan-to-buy offer in the upcoming January window after Lucas Paqueta updated on his recent injury, sources have told Football Insider.
The 27-year-old former Brentford winger has fallen down the pecking order at the London Stadium and is likely to leave next month in pursuit of regular first-team football.
It is understood that West Ham have set an asking price of around £15-20million for Benrahma this month.
However, they are willing to accept a loan-to-buy offer to allow clubs the option to pay Benrahma’s fee in the summer.
As revealed by Football Insider on Sunday (31 December), Benrahma has attracted interest from multiple French and Saudi Pro League clubs.
The Hammers are open to offers for the winger in order to raise funds for their own transfer budget.
Benrahma has struggled to nail down a spot in West Ham’s starting lineup this season with the Algerian winger playing just 542 minutes of league football in 2023/24 so far.
The summer arrival of Mohammed Kudus from Ajax and the form of Lucas Paqueta out wide has left no space in David Moyes’ plans for Benrahma, who has had to settle for a rotation role this season.
West Ham signed Benrahma on loan from Brentford in 2020 before completing a permanent deal for the winger worth £25million in 2021.
It comes as Paqueta revealed that he is expected to be out only for a week with the calf injury sustained in the warm-up before West Ham’s recent win over Arsenal.
He has made a total of 153 appearances for the Irons, scoring 24 goals and assisting 19 times across all competitions.
Benrahma also played a crucial role in West Ham’s Europa Conference League win, making 11 appearances during their run to the final before scoring against Fiorentina to help lift the trophy.
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