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title: "West Ham interested in £30m-rated Betis defender Mandi"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2019/11/07/west-ham-interested-in-30m-rated-betis-defender-mandi/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-11-07T20:00:25Z"
modified: "2019-11-07T20:00:25Z"
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# West Ham interested in £30m-rated Betis defender Mandi

Manuel Pellegrini reportedly wants to bring Real Betis defender Aissa Mandi to the Premier League.

According to [Lebuteur](https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?titre=mandi-dans-le-viseur-des-cadors-anglais-et-espagnols&id=92774), the West Ham boss remains eager to strengthen his defence and has Mandi in his sights.

However, he’s not a player that will come cheaply, with the report claiming his release clause is ‘between £25.8million and £30.1million’.

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It’s easy to see why there is a growing interest in Mandi, who has established himself as one of the better central defenders in La Liga.

The 28-year-old has been a rock at the back for Betis, featuring in nine of their league games so far this season.

[Averaging](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90115/Show/Aissa-Mandi) just one foul and 3.4 clearances a game in the league, his defensive stats speak for themselves.

The centre-back positions are somewhere that West Ham will know they need to strengthen. Defensive stability has not been the club’s strong point this season, meanwhile, they are also braced for [interest](https://readwestham.com/2019/11/07/west-ham-prepared-for-summer-interest-in-diop/) in Issa Diop.

The French defender would be able to recoup the Hammers a big fee and it may take exactly that to land Mandi from the Spanish side.