West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is trying - and failing - to secure an exit from West Ham after an absolutely absurd 48 hours in the life of the Senegal striker.

It all started last Saturday when Sakho wasn't included in the starting eleven for the Newcastle United defeat, being told he is behind both Michail Antonio and Andre Ayew in the pecking order for strikers at the club - two players who aren't strikers.

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Sakho, not for the first time in his Hammers career, took this badly and threw his toys out of the pram and set about getting out of east London having recovered from injury.

The frontman told the club he was going back to France and then tried to buy himself out his contract, according to our sources. This is something the striker couldn't afford to do.

Sakho travelled to France and set up a medical at Rennes of his own accord - which he subsequently passed - but there has never been a fee agreed with the Ligue 1 side and the Hammers.

Rennes had a bid of £4m up front plus £5m in add-ons flat out rejected by West Ham but Sakho carried on with the medical anyway but with co-owner David Sullivan's two sons - Jack and David Jnr - both tweeting to say no deal - it is now assumed any move is off the table.

Sakho remained in France overnight on Wednesday to force through a move but to no avail. He then returned to England, making a scheduled stop in Chelmsford with his agent, who had a horse racing in the 3.20 chase at the track.

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Siege of Boston won the race in a photo finish and after that, Sakho rushed to the London Stadium to speak with club officials - who weren't there. David Gold was at his home, Karren Brady was in central London and David Sullivan is in Marbella on holiday.

Sakho the scooted off to the Rush Green training ground to find someone to speak with, again to no avail and is currently (10.15PM, Thursday) somewhere in east London.