Wednesday, 27th August, 2014
West Ham have moved into pole position for Rennes defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, with the Hammers edging towards snapping up the 25-year-old.
Italian side Palermo had been aiming to sign the Cameroon international, but completed a double swoop yesterday which has seen them back out of the race.
Kana-Biyik has also been on Celtic's radar, though the Bhoys' exit from the Champions League could see their transfer ambitions scaled back.
And according to French sports daily L'Equipe, it is increasingly likely that Kana-Biyik will be playing his football at Upton Park after 1st September.
The 25-year-old tough-tackling defender started his career in the youth ranks at Le Havre.
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He switched to Rennes in 2010 and has clocked up 138 appearances for the club to date.
Kana-Biyik, who has five Cameroon caps to his name, despite representing France at Under-21 level, has just one year to run on his contract with Rennes.
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