West Ham Among Three Premier League Sides Chasing French Ace

West Ham Among Three Premier League Sides Chasing French Ace

West Ham are one of three Premier League clubs interested in Sampdoria forward Gregoire Defrel, according to reports in Italy.

Watford and Fulham are also believed to be keen on the Frenchman, in addition to Serie A side Atalanta.

Sampdoria have recently signed Manolo Gabbiadini from Southampton and deem Defrel surplus to requirements.

The 27-year-old joined the Italian club on a temporary basis from Roma in July, but he could have his season-long loan spell cut short this month, despite the Blucerchiati having the option to sign the Frenchman in the summer.



Defrel hasn’t been in bad form this campaign. Since joining Sampdoria, he has scored seven goals in 21 games. However, he has not scored for the club since early December, and has started just one league game since late November.

The striker could be a possible replacement for Marko Arnautovic. The Austrian has been linked with a move to China this month.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.