West Ham reject Roma's loan bid for Sofiane Feghouli
Tuesday 10 January 2017 15:15, UK
Roma have failed with their bid to sign West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli on loan for the rest of the season, according to Sky in Italy.
Sky Sports News HQ revealed on Sunday that the Serie A club had offered to sign the Algeria international on a six-month loan with a view to making the move permanent in the summer.
However, Sky in Italy understand the Hammers have rejected their proposal and that Roma have resumed talks over a deal to sign Charly Musonda from Chelsea.
Roma head coach Luciano Spalletti had confirmed prior to his side's 1-0 win away at Genoa on Sunday that he was interested in bringing Feghouli to the Stadio Olimpico.
"The focus is shifting towards Feghouli - that is true," he said. "You are writing it anyway, so there is no point disguising the fact. The other options have cooled rather.
"He is someone who will come to replace [Juan] Iturbe, who Torino have added to their squad.
"So far we have done well to cover the gaps, but playing every two or three days we are going to need to bolster our numbers a bit."
Feghouli joined West Ham on a free transfer from Valencia in the summer and signed a three-year deal at the club, but has started only one Premier League match this season.
The 27-year-old, who was not included in the Algeria squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations, was shown a straight red card on his full Premier League debut in the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on January 2.
He has featured 15 times for the Hammers in total and scored one goal.
