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title: "West Ham offered chance to sign free-agent Kevin Constant"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/09/26/west-ham-offered-chance-sign-free-agent-kevin-constant/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-09-26T10:17:42Z"
modified: "2016-09-26T10:17:42Z"
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# West Ham offered chance to sign free-agent Kevin Constant

Struggling with injuries at left-back, West Ham have been offered the chance to sign free agent defender Kevin Constant, report the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-plot-transfer-chelseas-8904914).

West Ham lost first-choice left-back Aaron Cresswell to a long-term knee injury following a challenge suffered in a pre-season friendly against Karlsruher in July. The club not that they hope to welcome him back after the October international break – around three weeks time.

With no first-team stand-in, the Hammers dipped into the transfer market and signed 22-year-old Arthur Masuaku from Olympiakos in a £6.2m deal. After an indifferent start to his Hammers career, the Frenchman went down with a knee injury against Accrington Stanley and has been ruled out for at least six weeks.

![Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/09/476604625.jpg)

In the 3-0 home defeat to Southampton, the Hammers played Alvaro Arbeloa at left-back to fill the void, but could take a look at available free agents to add cover in the short-term.

Constant, 29, is a free agent after being released by Bologna in the summer and has been training with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice to maintain fitness levels while he looks for a club.

The former AC Milan and Genoa left-back has had his representatives reach out to West Ham but it remains to be seen if the Hammers will pursue him.