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title: "Virals: West Ham defender Issa Diop wanted by Crystal Palace"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/08/31/virals-west-ham-defender-issa-diop-wanted-by-crystal-palace/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-08-31T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-31T16:00:00Z"
---

# Virals: West Ham defender Issa Diop wanted by Crystal Palace

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/31/virals-west-ham-midfielder-conor-coventry-heading-to-peterborough/) central defender Issa Diop is reportedly attracting late interest from Crystal Palace.

The Frenchman looks to have been pushed down the pecking order at the London Stadium following the arrival of [Kurt Zouma](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/27/virals-fabrizio-romano-delivers-here-we-go-on-kurt-zouma-to-west-ham/) from Chelsea.

Diop would appear to be the fourth choice centre-back in David Moyes’ [squad](https://www.whufc.com/teams/first-team/squad) behind Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna and the new man.

According to reliable club insider [ExWHUemployee](https://www.patreon.com/posts/diop-move-55564118?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_source=post_link&utm_campaign=patron_engagement&token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpbnN0YW50LWFjY2Vzczo0OWNlN2NkOS0zMzZiLTRlYzItYmRiNC0wNzM5YTA1YTU5YWUifQ.vXGw-PTXtV_lzgP5Qq9HCzlJqBH26RKA47TxEvADsnI) and [THECPFCHUB](https://twitter.com/thecpfchub) on Twitter, the Eagles are considering the 24-year-old.

> Twitter: ![🚨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f6a8.svg) | Palace have identified West Ham centre back Issa Diop as a deadline day target, with the club looking at a pote… https://t.co/HUYQSg1tVk (@thecpfchub)

So far this season Diop has watched [every minute of Premier League football](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/issa-diop/leistungsdaten/spieler/272622) from the substitutes bench.

Last term the [six-times capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/issa-diop/nationalmannschaft/spieler/272622/verein_id/9323) French Under 21 international made [21 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/issa-diop/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/272622) across all competitions for the Irons – earning a [6.92 Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/issa-diop/825719) from 18 league outings.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Allowing Diop to leave almost immediately after the [arrival of Zouma](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12391116/kurt-zouma-west-ham-sign-france-international-defender-from-chelsea-on-four-year-deal) would make little in the way of sense, especially to a domestic rival.

Having made such a [big play to bolster the defensive ranks](https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/27/west-ham-make-transfer-approach-sign-manchester-united-defender-phil-jones-14994404/) to house four quality centre-halves, to reduce that to three with just hours remaining in the window would be a curious move.

Ultimately there remain huge question marks over the Frenchman’s long-term future in East London, with the £16.3million valued ace’s contract expiring in 2023 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/issa-diop/marktwertverlauf/spieler/272622)).