According to Transfermarkt, rookie El Hadji Malick Diouf of West Ham only takes 2 years to increase his own value 440 times, thereby becoming one of the fastest promotion deals in the history of world football.
The left -back Senegal has just joined West Ham for a fee of 22 million euros with a contract with a term of up to June 2030. But few people know, the value of El Hadji Malick Diouf has increased the code in just 2 years.
In February 2023, Diouf left the Mawade Wade Academy (Senegal) to go to Tromso (Norway) for a cost of 50,000 euros. But the impressive performance at the Norwegian league helped him catch the eye of Slavia Prague.
Therefore, this team spent 2.5 million euros to recruit him. At the new Club, El Hadji Malick Diof shines, especially on the Europa League front. Witnessing the promotion of El Hadji Malick Diouf at the Czech Club, West Ham decided to spend 22 million euros to own this 2004 player.
Calculated, the price of El Hadji Malick Diof bought an increase of 440 times the initial fee of him was less than two years ago. Diouf is currently the Senegal national player with 6 caps of the national team, and is considered one of the best left -backs of the black continental football at this time.
He is expected to sublimate and play prominently at West Ham – the club being led by coach Graham Potter. This deal is considered a strategic and urgent step of West Ham to solve the problem in the left corridor.
This position was empty after veteran defender Aaron Cresswell left West Ham when the contract expired at the end of the season last season. The departure of Cresswell left a big gap in both experience and expertise, and the West Ham leadership quickly brought back El Hadji Malick Diof.