Knowing how easy it is to believe what you read in the tabloids let me confirm again that the ridiculous bid – reported dead straight in oneof them this morning that the Hammers have received an £11 million bid from Sunderland for Diafra Sakho – is a piece of nonsense.

The bid was nowhere near £11 million as we reported last night but instead is based on an offer which included clauses that Sunderland would have to stay up for three seasons and that the striker would have to make a minimum of 30 appearances in each of them.

It is not our intention to knock newspapers that genuinely try to bring stories – they have more on hand than West Ham United and several do a great job – but I need people who follow this site to know the backgroud as far as we can uncover it.

And the facts as wrtten here at CandH in that story are as relayed above. Please don’t be misled.