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West Ham United are one of three Premier League clubs who could pounce for Bundesliga defender Moussa Niakhate in the summer, a report has claimed.

Everton and Newcastle United have also been linked with Niakhate in a report from the Daily Telegraph. It is claimed that he could leave Mainz at the end of the season, by which point only one year will be left on his contract.

According to the report, there are clubs of Champions League stature in the Bundesliga who want to keep Niakhate in Germany.

However, the 26-year-old could get the offer of a new challenge in the Premier League by one of three admirers.

It appears West Ham have the most firmly established interest. Per the write-up, they have been looking at him throughout the length of Angelo Ogbonna’s ACL injury.

Finding defensive cover is a priority task for a club that has been balancing domestic and European commitments, and will be hoping to again next season.

They are currently depending on Kurt Zouma, Craig Dawson and Issa Diop. However, the latter has been linked with a return to his native France.

In turn, one of his compatriots could replace him, in the shape of Niakhate – who has played for Mainz for the past four seasons.

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