West Ham United has pulled the plug on their move for Chelsea left-back Emerson Palmieri.
The Brazilian-Italian was a subject of interest from the Hammers, and they agreed to a £15 million fee with Chelsea.
The Blues permitted them to hold talks over personal terms with the full-back.
However, the talks have not progressed because his demands are proving an issue.
Matchplug understands that the Irons are being asked to pay him a huge salary, but they believe it is unrealistic and will now abandon their pursuit of his signature.
Chelsea has added Marc Cucurella to their squad and they now have four left-backs in the group.
The Blues will gladly offload Emerson, who spent the last season on loan at Lyon and did well.
The Euro 2020 winner has admirers back home in Italy, but it remains unclear if any of them can meet the amount West Ham has paid to Chelsea.
If he remains at Stamford Bridge in this campaign, he is likely to spend all or most of it on the bench because the competition for a place in Thomas Tuchel’s team is much.
Although West Ham could revive the move, for now, they are considering alternative targets.
