Impressive Ligue 1 star attracting interest from West Ham (not Lacazette or Batshuayi)

West Ham are keen on signing Nice defender Jeremy Pied this summer, as reported by Le10Sport.

Pied has been in impressive form for Nice this season and is predominantly a right-back, but can also fill in on the left.

Slaven Bilic has seen the right-back position as a problem area of his squad this season after losing Carl Jenkinson to a season-ending injury, which since forced him in to using James Tomkins and Michail Antonio as make-shift right-backs for the rest of the campaign.

But Pied, 27, could prove to be the answer to Bilic’s problems this summer and he will be available on a free after his Allianz Riviera contract expires at the end of June.

Le10Sport also claim that Saint-Etienne are also interested in Pied’s signature.

This season Pied has made 32 Ligue 1 appearances for Nice, averaging 3.6 tackles, 1.3 dribbles and 3.1 interceptions per match, as well as providing three assists and helping Les Aiglons finish in the top four.

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