Fulham and Leicester City are hoping to hijack a West Ham move to sign Joel Matip as a free agent following his release from Liverpool as the transfer race hots up over the international break.
The Hammers are known to be in the market for an additional centre-back having allowed Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd leave on loan in the final hours of the transfer window. Julen Lopetegui has added Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo to his side but is believed to want another back-up option for the season ahead.
Any acquisition will now have to be a free transfer with the window shut. Former Borussia Dortmund man Mats Hummels had emerged as a priority target but he has now completed a move to AS Roma with West Ham attention shifting to ex Liverpool and Sheffield United men Joel Matip and John Egan.
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