Olympiakos defender Pape Abou Cisse has revealed a Premier League trio including West Ham United were vying for his signature in the summer.
Speaking to Le Quotidien, cited by Sport Witness, Cisse admitted his Premier League dream and mentioned the three clubs that were interested in his services during the summer:
I dream of playing in the Premier League. Arsenal had not made an offer. The coach was interested, and there were discussions [in the summer]. There were other English clubs: West Ham, Wolverhampton.
The 24-year-old has been pitted against Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in this season’s Champions League but is yet to make an appearance.
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If there was interest in him before, there most likely isn’t now after all three clubs mentioned went on to sign centre-backs as the summer transfer window concluded.
West Ham welcomed Goncalo Cardoso on a £2.7million deal from Boavista, but he’s yet to make a first-team appearance and will continue to develop in the youth set-up.
Issa Diop and Angelo Ogbonna have, on the whole, been impressive as a partnership this season and Fabian Balbuena provides established back-up.
It shouldn’t be a priority position for Manuel Pellegrini to strengthen, that’s for sure.
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