MX23RW : Thursday, November 21 12:27:59| >> :600:89737:89737:

West Ham United 'in the running for Kalidou Koulibaly'

West Ham United are in the running to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, according to a report.

West Ham United are reportedly in the hunt to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

The 28-year-old has long been linked with a move to the Premier League, having developed into one of the best centre-backs in world football during his time in Naples.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have all previously been credited with an interest in a player who wears the captain's armband for Senegal.

However, according to The Express, West Ham have emerged as 'shock contenders' to land Koulibaly, with the Hammers prepared to spend heavily this month following a difficult first half of the campaign.

The report notes that City are still interested in the defender due to their problems at the back, but David Moyes's side are allegedly very much in the hunt as they weigh up a surprise bid.

Koulibaly, who missed Napoli's final match of 2019 against Sassuolo due to a thigh issue, has a contract with Gli Azzurri until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

West Ham are currently 16th in the Premier League table, just two points above the relegation zone.

ID:385083: cacheID:385083:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2144:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot pictured during a pre-season friendly in July 2019
Read Next:
Saturday's Premier League transfer talk: Pogba, Werner, Rabiot
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!