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title: "Hammers interested in N’Koulou but face Premier League competition"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/03/12/hammers-interested-in-nkoulou-but-face-premier-league-competition/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-03-12T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-12T18:00:00Z"
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# Hammers interested in N’Koulou but face Premier League competition

According to [Torino Granata](https://www.torinogranata.it/primo-piano/focus-mercato-n-koulou-un-annata-quasi-intera-con-le-valigie-in-mano-102620), West Ham United are interested in signing Nicolas N’Koulou from Torino, but they face plenty of Premier League competition.

The centre-back is also being monitored by Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton and AFC Bournemouth.

[The report](https://www.torinogranata.it/primo-piano/focus-mercato-n-koulou-un-annata-quasi-intera-con-le-valigie-in-mano-102620)further states that Italian Serie A sides AS Roma, Napoli and Lazio are also keen to secure the former AS Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais defender’s signature.

The 29-year-old has played 19 times in the Serie A this season and also played a big part in Torino’s UEFA Europa League qualifying campaign at the start of the season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolas-nkoulou/leistungsdaten/spieler/60577)).

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

The interest from the fellow top-flight teams could be a big problem as N’Koulou could be tempted to join Wolves or Everton because of their superior league position.

The Hammers are at [risk of relegation](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) and if they do drop down, then a move for N’Koulou would more than likely be off the cards.

Wolves are currently[flying high](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) in the league and in Europe and also operate a system that accommodates three centre-backs, meaning the Cameroon international may have more opportunities to play first-team football there.

With loanee Winston Reid very[injury prone](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/winston-reid/verletzungen/spieler/37526) and Fabian Balbuena currently [out of favour](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fabian-balbuena/leistungsdaten/spieler/285548), we believe that identifying and signing a centre-back in the summer is a priority, but with other teams also keen on N’Koulou, maybe he isn’t worth pursuing because it could use time and resources for no reason.