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title: "Roma and West Ham launch late bids for N’Koulou"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-06-27T11:49:15Z"
modified: "2016-06-27T11:49:15Z"
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# Roma and West Ham launch late bids for N’Koulou

Out of contract defender Nicolas N’Koulou has received a formal offer from AS Roma, according to Turkish source [Sporcope](https://sporcope.com/nicolas-nkoulouya-roma-talip-oldu-105061).

West Ham have been credited with an interest in the 26-year-old, following his release from Marseille, and Catalunya-based source [L’Esportiu](https://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/nel9/article/8-esports/49-espanyol/980487-els-rivals-es-desperten.html) say the Hammers have now made a formal approach.

The 26-year-old defender has been in talks with West Ham throughout the summer but Espanyol swooped in earlier this week and are [believed to be closing in on his signature](https://readwestham.com/2016/06/25/west-ham-target-nkoulou-agrees-contract-with-espanyol/). The La Liga outfit firmly believe N’Koulou is theirs, and will be presented as an Espanyol player next week on a long-term deal worth £25,000-a-week, but the eleventh hour bids from West Ham and AS Roma could delay his final decision.

![Phil Walter/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/06/451112494.jpg)

Turkish trio Galatasaray, Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce have also been credited with an interest in N’Koulou.

N’Koulou has been capped 68 times by Cameroon and following his £2.5million move from Monaco to Marseille in 2011 has made 207 appearances for the club, scoring on seven occasions.