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Report: West Ham express interest in Sporting Lisbon’s Tiago Djalo

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Premier League duo West Ham United and Manchester City are reportedly targeting Primeira Liga defender Djalo, as well as Serie A outfit Lazio.

Sporting CP Tiago Djalo in action during the UEFA Youth League match between Sporting CP and Olympiakos Piraeus at CGD Stadium Aurelio Pereira on November 22, 2017 in Alcochete, Portugal.

Sporting Lisbon lost a number of their key players during a haunting transfer window.

Gelson Martins, William Carvalho and Rui Patricio all departed the Estadio Jose Alvalade under a cloud after a series of unseemly issues off the field, including a reported training ground invasion and some high-profile criticism from the now-departed owner Bruno de Carvalho.

According to O Jogo, Sporting could now be about to lose another of their prized assets – the talented young defender Tiago Djalo.

It is understood that Djalo is at the centre of a contract dispute, with his current deal due to expire at the end of the season. The teenager has not played for the U23 team since mid-December as a result, although Sporting are still hoping to tie him down.

Legia Warszawa's midfielder Milosz Szczepanski with Sporting CP's defender Tiago Djalo in action during the UEFA Youth Champions League match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Legia...

But, if they fail, there should be no shortage of interest. O Jogo adds that West Ham United have expressed an interest in signing Djalo while Manchester City and Lazio are also circling.

The Portuguese youngster has been offered a deal until 2023 by Sporting but a move to the Premier League could appeal.

And West Ham could do with another option at centre-back to provide support for Issa Diop and Fabian Balbuena.

Olympiakos Piraeus Voilis with Sporting CP Tiago Djalo in action during the UEFA Youth League match between Sporting CP and Olympiakos Piraeus at CGD Stadium Aurelio Pereira on November 22,...