With Arthur Masukau’s future at West Ham being questioned despite David Gold’s best efforts on Twitter, seeing the Hammers linked with a new left-back isn’t too surprising, especially when he could cost very little.
According to Madein Foot in France, Slaven Bilic is keeping an eye on Fodé Ballo-Touré’s situation at Paris Saint-Germain, with the 20-year-old likely to be available on a free in the summer.
West Ham aren’t the only ones interested, as Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham are also named on the list of Premier League sides ready to make offers when the time comes.
Spurs’ inclusion in the queue of clubs, which also sees Liverpool and Everton thrown in there for good measure, is perhaps the most surprising considering they already have the excellent Danny Rose there, as well as backup Ben Davies.
The former France U16’s youth contract with the Ligue 1 champions us running out at the end of th season, and with Layvin Kurzawa likely to be the long-term tenant of the left-back role, the website report the French club are unlikely to offer him his first professional contract.
With this in mind, Ballo-Touré could end up with quite a few offers to consider over the summer, and considering this will be his first time away from the Paris Saint-Germain cocoon he has been a part of since his beginnings as a footballer, he will want, and need, to get it right.
