West Ham midfielder Soungoutou Magassa is being linked with a move to Galatasaray, with the prospective transfer currently rated at a 58% likelihood, according to data from Transfermarkt.
The 22-year-old defensive midfielder, valued at €17.00m, is the subject of growing speculation over a switch from the Premier League to the Süper Lig, with Galatasaray reportedly exploring the possibility of adding him to their squad. The rumours come amid uncertainty over his long-term future at West Ham, where publicly available data does not list fixed contract start or end dates, leaving open the theoretical prospect of a free-agency scenario further down the line.
Magassa only joined West Ham from AS Monaco ahead of the 2025–26 campaign and has seen his market value rise under the London club to its current €17.00m mark as of late 2025. Recent performance data underpin interest in the French-born midfielder, although specific competitive match details such as opponents, scorelines and individual displays are not provided in the available dataset and therefore cannot be independently cited.
Standing at 1.90m and predominantly right-footed, Magassa operates in defensive midfield, a role that has taken him from Monaco’s youth ranks through their U19 and U21 sides before breaking into the senior team in Ligue 1. His progression from AS Monaco Youth to AS Monaco U19 in 2020, then to the U21s in 2021 and the first team in 2022, culminated in his move to West Ham in 2025, marking a steady climb through French and now English football.
Born in Stains on 8 October 2003, Magassa holds both French and Malian nationality, a dual background that could add appeal for Galatasaray as they balance domestic and international squad requirements. Any move to Istanbul would represent a shift from the Premier League to a title-chasing environment in Türkiye, and if the transfer were to materialise, it could prove a significant juncture in shaping his reputation and long-term trajectory in European football.
