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title: "Ligue 1 side rejected two bids from West Ham in January"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2017-02-15T16:23:47Z"
modified: "2017-02-15T16:26:35Z"
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# Ligue 1 side rejected two bids from West Ham in January

West Ham had two bids rejected by Saint-Etienne for defender Kevin Malcuit in January, according to [reports](https://www.insidefutbol.com/2017/02/15/west-ham-failed-with-two-offers-for-french-defender-in-january/326356/).

The Hammers were clearly in the market for a right-back with their current options wither suffering from injury or poor form but they couldn’t get a deal done.

According to the report, the Hammers made bids of €8million and €10million but the Ligue 1 side were not willing to part with the 25-year-old.

Malcuit is under contract with Saint-Etienne until 2019 so the French side have no reason to sell him unless they get offered a deal that’s too good to turn down and as such, West Ham might need to either substantially increase their bid or look elsewhere for a new right-back this summer.

The full-back has played 18 games for Saint-Etienne this year and West Ham fans can get a closer look at him this week when he faces Manchester United on TV in the Europa League.