Reported as being on his way to Leicester City, with many seeing him as a replacement for the much wanted N’Golo Kanté, Nampalys Mendy hasn’t joined the Premier League champions yet.
The reason behind this could be the fact West Ham are now reported to have wriggled their way into potentially stealing the young defensive midfielder right from under Claudio Ranieri’s nose.
L’Equipe on Friday report the Hammers have made an offer nearing €15m (£11.8m) for the 23-year-old defensive midfielder, which is superior to the one made by Leicester, reported to be around €12m (£9.5m).
However, it seems Nice will have to convince him if they want to get the extra money, as the French newspaper claim the player would much prefer join the Premier League champions than West Ham.
We’re going to guess Champions League football has something to do with that.
Nampalys Mendy helped Nice reach the Europa League last season, playing all 38 of his side’s league games, scoring one goal and picking up two assists along the way.
