West Ham’s £25m bid for Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo rejected

West Ham have had a £25m bid for the Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo turned down.

Julen Lopetegui, West Ham’s new manager, is looking to sign a new centre-back and has targeted the Frenchman after failing to agree a fee with Wolves for Max Kilman.

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Todibo, who joined Nice from Barcelona in 2021, has previously been targeted by Manchester United and Tottenham. It remains to be seen if West Ham return with a higher offer for the 24-year-old Frenchman.

Club sources have not ruled out making a new bid for Kilman. West Ham had a bid of £30m plus add-ons rejected for the Wolves captain last month. West Ham have baulked at Kilman’s £45m valuation but they have not given up their pursuit of the defender. Lopetegui is a big fan of Kilman and managed him at Wolves.

West Ham’s pursuit of the Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters is yet to advance. Walker-Peters could be part of a deal in which the midfielder, Flynn Downes, would move to Southampton.