Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham target Demba Ba furious with Hoffenheim after back-tracking on £6m asking price
Hot water: Demba Ba is trying to push through a move to the Premier League[LNB]West Ham target Demba Ba is incensed that his club Hoffenheim appear to have broken a promise to let him go if they received an offer in excess of £6million.[LNB]Ba rejects the allegations from Hoffenheim's managing director Ernst Tanner that he has gone on strike.[LNB]Instead the 25-year-old claims Tanner has gone back on his word after making it clear the Senegal international striker would be allowed to move to England if the German club's valuation was met.[LNB]It was a verbal agreement struck when Ba signed a new contract last year amid interest from Bundesliga rivals Stuttgart.[LNB]TheHammers are believed to have lodged a £6m bid to sign Ba during thistransfer window but it was rejected before the team flew to Spain fortraining during Germany's winter break.[LNB]Badid not join his team-mates on the flight, prompting accusations thathe had withdrawn his labour, but his advisor Saif Rubie posted on hisTwitter account: [LNB]'Demba Ba has not gone on strike. He is in the middle of a dispute with his club due to false promises from his club.'[LNB]Thestriker, who has scored 37 goals in 93 games since joining Hoffenheimfrom Mouscron in Belgium, four years ago, spearheading their promotionto the Bundesliga in his first season, is now understood to be on hisway to England to try and force through a transfer. [LNB]Fulham, Blackburnand Stoke also interested.[LNB] Robbie Keane in talks with Birmingham as striker edges closer to Spurs exitFiorentina set to hijack Roma bid to sign West Ham midfielder BehramiSpurs appoint PR guru Lee in fight with West Ham to for Olympic stadium[LNB] Explore more:Places: Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium
