West Ham United want Tanguy Nianzou and are considering a move to sign the Bayern Munich defender as a replacement for Issa Diop.
The focus at West Ham now appears to be concentrated on signing a new defender.
Issa Diop is leaving West Ham for a move to Fulham this week, just as the Hammers endure something of a defensive injury crisis.
Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson are all out at the moment and West Ham need another option at the back.
Paris Saint-Germain duo Abdou Diallo and Thilo Kehrer are two names on the radar, but the Hammers could now look now look towards Bayern Munich for help.
West Ham United want Tanguy Nianzou
90Min now report that West Ham have an interest in signing Bayern Munich defender Tanguy Nianzou.
It’s suggested that West Ham could focus on signing Nianzou if they can’t secure a deal for PSG defender Kehrer.
Nianzou, 20, came up through the PSG ranks but chose to leave the club at the end of his contract in 2020.
Two goals in six league games for PSG was an impressive record for the young defender and Bayern swooped in with a deal.
The problem for Nianzou is that first-team minutes at Bayern aren’t easy to come by; he started just six Bundesliga games last season.
Nianzou did make 11 substitute appearances but leaving PSG to further his career with Bayern hasn’t really worked.
Nianzou was considered to be an ‘incredible’ prospect at PSG but will find himself behind the likes of Benjamin Pavard and Dayot Upamecano, as well as new signings Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
Capable of playing at centre back or right back, Nianzou could tick similar boxes to Kerher in the eyes of West Ham decision-makers.
A loan with option to buy may be the best way for West Ham to secure Nianzou, and he is a name to keep a close eye on in David Moyes’ chase of a new defender.
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