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title: "West Ham United: Hammers chasing Axel Disasi"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dominic Lund"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-01-07T13:05:29Z"
modified: "2023-01-07T13:05:29Z"
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# West Ham United: Hammers chasing Axel Disasi

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are chasing AS Monaco defender Axel Disasi, with other [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) clubs also interested, according to a new report.**

### The Lowdown: West Ham target defender

West Ham have encountered some trouble in defence this season, with Nayef Aguerd only managing to make [two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nayef-aguerd/leistungsdaten/spieler/361914) Premier League appearances due to an ankle injury, requiring [surgery](https://www.whufc.com/news/aguerd-undergoes-successful-surgery) back in July.

Kurt Z0uma has had fitness concerns of his own, also requiring [surgery](https://www.whufc.com/news/zouma-undergoes-knee-surgery#:~:text=West%20Ham%20United%20can%20confirm,with%20the%20Club's%20medical%20team.) to resolve an injury back in November, and he is [yet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kurt-zouma/leistungsdaten/spieler/157509) to return to first-team action, so [David Moyes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/david-moyes/) could definitely do with another option at the heart of defence.

### The Latest: Chasing Disasi

According to a [report](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11602965/Man-United-eyeing-Monaco-defender-Axel-Disasi.html) from the Daily Mail, the Hammers are chasing Disasi, who is also being targeted by the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United this month.

Multiple top-flight clubs are said to be tracking the defender, however it seems as though Man United could be leading the race at present, given that they have already had negotiations with Monaco.

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### The Verdict: Get it done?

Football scout Jacek Kulig has detailed that the ‘[complete](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1258124324512370689?s=20&t=h9lZpRLaOxsb5lCXpcQJbg)‘ centre-back is also able to play at right-back, which would be a big boost for West Ham at the moment, given the recent [criticism](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/leeds-2-2-west-ham-thilo-kehrer/) that Thilo Kehrer has faced.

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Not only that, but Kulig likens the 24-year-old to Virgil van Dijk, high praise indeed, but justified given that he thrives in aerial situations, [averaging](https://fbref.com/en/players/ad82197c/Axel-Disasi) more aerials won per 90 than [Zouma](https://fbref.com/en/players/ce4246f5/Kurt-Zouma) and [Craig Dawson](https://fbref.com/en/players/3e9e06cb/Craig-Dawson) over the past year.

While the Irons’ current league position is unlikely to make them the most attractive proposition for the defender out of the available options, they should continue to monitor the situation, as his presence in the air means he would undoubtedly be an improvement on the current defensive options at the club.