Reports from ABC Sevilla have claimed that after West Ham failed in a late pursuit of 26-year old Real Betis defender Aissa Mandi, they looked to Toulouse's Issa Diop as an alternative to the Algerian.
Problems at West Ham have been well documented so far this Premier League season, with Manuel Pellegrini and his squad still adjusting to a busy summer in the transfer market.
The Hammers spent over £100m on new additions, more than both of north London's biggest teams Arsenal and Tottenham. The qualities of Diop, Jack Wilshere, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks and Felipe Anderson have yet to bear fruit this far though, with Pellegrini's men losing each of their opening four matches.