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title: "West Ham Looking At Koulibaly"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-08-03T13:03:22Z"
modified: "2015-08-11T10:42:36Z"
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# West Ham Looking At Koulibaly

West Ham look all set to continue their raid of Serie A this summer, with Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly supposedly on Slaven Bilic’s radar, according to [TMW](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/napoli-si-lavora-per-vrsaljko-e-maksimovic-non-mancano-le-alternative-711754).

Koulibaly only arrived at Napoli last summer but, following the recent arrival of Vlad Chiriches from Tottenham, his future has been thrown into doubt. The 24-year-old has attracted attention from a number of clubs, including Premier League rivals Everton, throughout the past twelve months so Koulibaly has his options open ahead of the new season.

Much-like Cheikhou Kouyate, the Frenchman’s natural position is centre-half, but he can also be deployed in defensive midfield – an attractive proposition to West Ham who require plenty of depth to cope with the Europa League’s deadly Thursday-Sunday combination.

Should West Ham land Koulibaly, he will be the third player to arrive at Upton Park from Italy this summer – succeeding the arrivals of Angelo Ogbonna from Juventus and Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria.

Meanwhile, West Ham are [close to unveiling a new striker signing](https://readeverything.co/readwestham/2015/08/03/west-ham-to-sign-striker-as-club-confirms-theyve-submitted-the-paperwork-to-complete-deal/) – Raúl Jiménez on loan from Atletico Madrid.

**Do people reckon Kalidou Koulibaly would be a good signing? Let us know. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.**