Man City and West Ham monitoring Nantes left-back Quentin Merlin
Manchester City and West Ham United are among several teams who are tracking the progress of Nantes left-back Quentin Merlin, sources have confirmed to 90min . The 21-year-old has quickly established himself as a key starter for the Ligue 1 side since being promoted from the youth ranks, notably helping them to Coupe de France glory in 2022. Merlin, who is capped by France at youth level and has been tipped to break into the senior side, has plenty of admirers from across Europe and his development has not gone unnoticed. 90min understands that Man City and West Ham are looking to add depth at left-back , with both sending representatives to France to watch over Merlin at least once already this season. Merlin is a France youth international / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/GettyImages LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE OF 90MIN'S TALKING TRANSFERS PODCAST: IS TEN HAG'S JOB UNDER THREAT? DE BRUYNE FUTURE & CHELSEA EYE RAMSDALE However, interest is quickly building in Merlin, with Ba...