Report: Hammers in move for central defender
They are trying to persuade him to turn his back on a move to Zenit St Petersburg and instead move to the London Stadium and the Premier League.
However, the Tunisian is reported to have completed a medical with Zenit and appears to have little interest in a move to England.
Valencia are reported ready to get rid of Abdennour with RMC Sport claiming the Spanish side are willing to send him out on loan for two years for free in order to get rid of him.
Valencia have dropped their asking price the €15m price to around 10 million for a permanent move despite the well respected www.transfermarkt.com valuing him at around 5 million.
The 29 year old can play at centre or left back and is under contract to Valencia until 2020.