As Mamadou Sakho and Fabián Balbuena look set to leave Crystal Palace and West Ham respectively on a free this summer, the Premier League pair are looking at ways to replace them.
While the Hammers could end up with a European spot, meaning extra money, the Eagles will probably have to be a bit more thrifty going forward.
However, their respective financial situations aren’t stopping them from eyeing up a potentially strong free transfer of their own in the coming months, as Nikola Maksimović looks set to run down his contract at Napoli.
The English duo have been linked a number of times with the player, and that continues on Monday as Area Napoli look at his situation.
It’s made clear that despite reported interest from both Sevilla and Real Betis, the centre-back ‘is unlikely to wear the shirt’ of either next season.
While Inter also like him, it’s explained that we should ‘pay attention to West Ham and Crystal Palace’, with the latter ‘in particular’ looking ‘for more than one centre-back to complete the department’.
It seems we should set our eyes on London Stadium and Selhurst Park in the coming months, as things could heat up on the transfer front.
