West Ham are considering a move for Leicester City centre back Yohan Benalouane, according to Footmercato.net.
The French website report that the Frenchman will be available in the summer after spending two seasons at the King Power stadium.
The 30 year old joined the Foxes from Atalanta for €8million in August 2015 as one of Claudio Ranieri’s first signings but he failed to establish himself in the first team as Wes Morgan and Robert Huth established themselves as the first choice centre back pairing.
He was sent out on loan to Fiorentina in January last season but failed to play a game for the Viola because of injury. The Serie A club refused to pay Benalouane’s wages because they felt deceived by Leicester about the extent of the defender’s fitness problems.
After the controversy, he returned to Leicester for the start of this season but was confined to reserve team football until the New Year. He has now been reinstated to first team duties, playing 11 games in all competitions for the club so far this season.
