Hammers will need to pay £12.5m for French right back

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West Ham may have to stump up £12.5m if they want to land Saint-Etienne right back Kevin Malcuit in the summer say French media.

The Hammers have reportedly made two bids for the Frenchman £7m and £8.5m in the January transfer window but both offers were believed to have been rejected by the Ligue One side.

The 25 year old defender able to deploy in a number of positions including winger and striker but is mainly deployed as a right back. In 2015 it was claimed that West Ham opened talks to sign the French defender from Ligue 2 side Niort but he decided to join St Etienne.

The Frenchman has impressed for Les Verts this season, and with the Irons knowing the French transfer market well this one looks a possibility. Malcuit’s importance to the club is emphasised by the fact that Saint-Etienne has failed to win seven of the eight games he’s missed.

His contract with the French outfit expires in 2019. A Hammers source previously admitted to Claret and Hugh: “He is one of those that we have scouted,”
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