Diafra Sakho wants to leave West Ham, and is flying back to the UK on Thursday - ahead of the transfer deadline - after undergoing a medical at Rennes for which he didn't even obtain permission from the club to have.
The rebel striker reportedly skipped training on Thursday after being in France to go and get a medical done with the Ligue 1 side, in one of the day's more eyebrow-raising stories.
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The clubs had been in talks about a possible move for the Senegalese striker, with a fee in the region of £8m being reported by the Mail, but the Hammers never gave Sakho the green light to have a medical with his potential suitors.