West Ham to sign French defender Gael Givet for £1.75m
Published 00:00 07/08/08 By By Football Spy
West Ham are poised to sign France defender Gael Givet.
The centre-back, who has 13 caps, helped Marseille to third place in Ligue 1 last season, but the club have signed two new central defenders and will sell him for £1.75m.
Panathinaikos offered £1.35m and failed to meet the 26-year-old's wage demands and sources close to Givet say he favours a move to Upton Park.
Marseille president Pape Diouf said: "Panathinaikos have got closer to us in financial terms, but we haven't reached an agreement.
"Givet also needs to agree personal terms with them."
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