West Ham United have reignited their interest in Saint-Etienne utility man Kevin Malcuit, according to reports.
The versatile 25-year-old can play at right-back, wing-back or in midfield, and is said to have been the subject of two Hammers bids in January.
According to The Sun, both offers were rejected by the French club but West Ham boss Slaven Bilic remains confident that an agreement can be reached in the summer.
The report suggests that the January bids of £7m and £8.5m were deemed too low by Malcuit's club, but that they would be prepared to do business at around £10m.
Saint-Etienne signed Malcuit, who is eligible to play for three nations but remains uncapped, from lower-league French outfit Chamois Niortais in 2015 for just £700,000.
