Premier League side West Ham United are going in for Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice this summer.
The Hammers have already put in a bid for the French defender, who is a wanted man.
Per Sky Sports, the £25.4 million bid has already been rejected by the INEOS-owned French club.
Their owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe had suggested that Todibo wanted to go to Manchester United.
However, the clashing ownership of those two clubs means a deal cannot be done, per UEFA rules.
West Ham are hoping to secure Todibo as a replacement for Angelo Ogbonna, who has left the club.