El Hadji Malick Diouf is a 21-year-old Senegalese left-back. He joined West Ham in July 2025 for a fee of €22 million and has a contract with the club until 2030. Diouf has 23 caps for Senegal, and his current Transfermarkt market value is €28.00m. This summer, the player was interested in a move to Brentford and also received interest from Crystal Palace. A much lower opening offer from Brentford was rejected in July 2026. According to recent reports in August 2026, Brentford made a bid of £40 million. West Ham's valuation was reportedly at £50 million.