West Ham Reignite Interest in Kyle Walker-Peters After Besiktas Move Collapses

West Ham are very much back in the race for out-of-contract Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters.

The news was broken by Hammers ITK ExWHUEmployee, who revealed that West Ham are reconsidering a move for the right-back following the collapse of his proposed transfer to Besiktas in Turkey.

As a result, Claret & Hugh contacted our main Hammers source to ask if this was the case—and it was confirmed with a simple: “YES.”

As we reported last week, manager Graham Potter had initially rejected the opportunity to sign Walker-Peters, instead opting to prioritise El Hadji Malick Diouf as his first-choice wing-back option.

Now that the 20-year-old Senegalese international is signed, sealed, and delivered, the versatile KWP is being considered as a potential squad player.

Ex earlier suggested there was concern over both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diouf being unavailable mid-season due to the African Cup of Nations. As a result, Potter is believed to have reassessed the situation and given the green light for a possible deal.

Speaking to a source close to West Ham transfers, we were told within the last five minutes: “They’re definitely interested. If it happens, it will be quick.”