West Ham’s obligation to buy Todibo activated

After the club’s Premier League status, West Ham’s commitment to permanently sign Jean-Clair Todibo on loan has been fulfilled.

The Ligue 1 side’s summer-long loan, which included a potential commitment to sign the French defender full-time, ended with the signing of the French international.

Although the terms of the deal have remained secret, several sources have told BBC Sport that West Ham’s main stipulation in a permanent deal was keeping their Premier League status.

That was confirmed on Saturday when Ipswich became the final club’s relegation to the Championship.

According to what sources, the fee to make Todibo’s deal permanent is £36.3 million (42.5% euros).

In a season that has been partially hampered by injury, Todibo has made 25 appearances for the Hammers.

The Brighton defeat on Saturday marked Graham Potter’s side’s seventh game in a row without a victory, with four of those losses coming from his side.

After Julen Lopetegui’s dismissal from David Moyes last summer, Potter was appointed in January.

Before Saturday’s defeat at the Amex Stadium, Todibo said: “We’ve definitely felt a lot of frustration, and we need to work more, but we are in a good way.”