{"id":260482,"date":"2025-07-13T02:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T02:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260482\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T02:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T02:34:13","slug":"david-sullivan-must-act-after-journalist-delivers-message-from-top-west-ham-target-that-will-crush-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260482\/","title":{"rendered":"David Sullivan must act after journalist delivers message from top West Ham target that will crush Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>David Sullivan is being urged to act fast after a journalist revealed a message from a top West Ham target that will come as a devastating blow to Leeds. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham<\/a> have had their best news yet of the summer transfer window and it should crush the hopes of rivals Leeds United \u2013 but only if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/david-sullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Sullivan<\/a> does his part.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the big time, Leeds United have money to spend \u2013 \u00a3100m plus according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>And the Elland Road outfit have been putting the Hammers to shame with their transfer business so far, making several signings while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/graham-potter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Potter<\/a> has been restricted to a watching brief.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan must act after message from top West Ham target<\/p>\n<p>Leeds looked set to beat West Ham to Senegal star Habib Diarra until Sunderland swooped to blow both out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham then switched attentions to Diarra\u2019s Senegal teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/el-hadji-malick-diouf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Hadji Malick Diouf<\/a> in an effort to finally break their summer transfer duck for Potter.<\/p>\n<p>Slavia\u2019s manager revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/transfer-news\/el-hadji-malick-diouf-banned-from-training-as-slavia-boss-makes-stunning-west-ham-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diouf was so close to joining West Ham he has been banned from training<\/a>\u00a0as the Czech club protects its asset.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers could not complete a deal until they had made a sale, though.<\/p>\n<p>And sure enough it emerged\u00a0that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/transfer-news\/pressure-piles-on-david-sullivan-as-leeds-pounce-for-west-ham-target-who-has-been-waiting-to-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leeds were now pushing to bring Diouf to Elland Road instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1185062784-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Graham Potter and Daniel Farke on the sideline when they met as Brighton and Norwich managers respectively.\" class=\"wp-image-253618\" \/>Photo by Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>That sent Hammers fans into meltdown and piled the pressure on Sullivan and co to get their house in order for West Ham\u2019s dealings.<\/p>\n<p>There was what looked like a terrible development for both West Ham and Leeds this week, though, regarding the 20-year-old left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/transfer-news\/el-hadji-malick-diouf-drops-big-hint-on-next-club-as-west-ham-and-leeds-battle-for-his-signature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diouf appeared to drop a big hint he might be joining Monaco instead<\/a> with his not-so-cryptic social media activity.<\/p>\n<p>Potter target Diouf makes his wishes clear and it will crush Leeds<\/p>\n<p>However, fans were given hope that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/transfer-news\/el-hadji-malick-diouf-post-may-be-a-hint-west-ham-are-on-verge-of-sensational-double-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diouf post may actually be a clue the Hammers or Leeds are on the verge of sensational double deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now Sullivan must act after a journalist delivered a message from the top West Ham target that will crush Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>But only if the Hammers\u2019 billionaire majority owner and de facto director of football pulls his finger out as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2068048514-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"El Hadji Malick Diouf playing for Slavia Prague\" class=\"wp-image-269127\" \/>Photo by Pier Marco Tacca\/Getty Images\u2018Diouf gives West Ham the green light and new bid prepared\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Because Weekend Sports journalist S\u00e9bastien Vidal says Diouf has told West Ham he wants to move to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/club\/stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vidal says Diouf \u201cpowerful\u201d and \u201cChampions League level\u201d Diouf has \u2018given the green light\u2019 because he wants to join West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Italian side Atalanta have also been linked with Diouf as well as Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is over to Sullivan to get the deal done \u2013 and that in itself might give Leeds hope given West Ham\u2019s apparent reluctance to improve on their latest \u00a317.5m bid.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for West Ham \u2013 and bad news for Leeds \u2013 is that Vidal has stated Sullivan is about to submit another offer and \u2018Potter is pushing hard\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">El Hadji Malick Diouf wants to join West Ham<br \/>Described as \u201cpowerful\u201d and \u201cChampions League level,\u201d the Slavia Prague star has given the green light.<br \/>West Ham are preparing a new offer after a \u00a317m bid was rejected.<br \/>Potter is pushing hard.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WHUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Transfers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Diouf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Diouf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PremierLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#PremierLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZMVsNxlZK\">https:\/\/t.co\/pZMVsNxlZK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S\u00e9bastien Vidal (@SebEcrivainFoot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebEcrivainFoot\/status\/1943726315229597753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>This is the best news West Ham have had.<\/p>\n<p>And now they have controversially sold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/mohammed-kudus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammed Kudus<\/a> to Spurs for \u00a354.5m \u2013 there is absolutely no excuse not to get the deal for Diouf done.<\/p>\n<p>If Potter is pushing hard for the player and West Ham have the money then the board are risking the wrath of fans by not getting it over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Diouf\u2019s power and pace was on full display when he played a key role in Senegal\u2019s 3-1 win over England recently.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of Diouf on the left and Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the right is a mouthwatering one for the Hammers.<\/p>\n<p>It would lift the entire mood around the club, which isn\u2019t a problem at Leeds amid their spending push and return to the big time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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