West Ham are leading the chase to sign Lyon centre-back Samuel Umtiti, Sky sources understand. The Cameroon-born France Under-21 international made 30 appearances for Lyon last season and is regarded as one of Europes brightest young talents.Umtiti has previously been linked with moves to Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Spurs. France manager Didier Deschamps has named the 22-year-old on the standby list for this summers European Championship.The news of West Hams efforts to sign Umtiti comes on the same day news emerged of a bid from the Hammers for AC Milans Colombian striker Carlos Bacca. 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Bob Stoops was a young defensive assistant when he joined new Kansas State head coach Bill Snyders staff way back in 1989.Just winning a game was a big deal then for the Wildcats, who were coming off consecutive winless seasons and decades of mostly losing records.There are now 388 career victories between Snyder, who just won his 200th game last weekend, and Stoops, who has 188 wins in 18 seasons as Oklahomas coach. And they arent the only Big 12 coaches who are the winningest coaches at their schools.Kansas State finishes Snyders 25th regular season Saturday at TCU, where winningest coach Gary Patterson will set the school record with his 202nd game coached while going for his 150th victory.Stoops and the Sooners claim their 10th Big 12 title if they win the Bedlam rivalry game against Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy, the former Cowboys quarterback who with 103 wins is his alma maters winningest coach.Well, first reaction is no, Stoops said, when asked if he initially imagined Snyder winning 200 games at K-State. But, you know, with coach Snyder, yes. Ive spoken a lot about how determined and how successful I thought we would be when we arrived there. ... Hes that good, and hes that determined to get it done, and hes the kind of guy, loyal too, to be there that long.Stoops was part of Snyders first 46 victories at Kansas State, then left for three seasons and two national championships as Floridas defensive coordinator before taking over as Oklahomas coach in 1999 -- and winning a national title there in 2000.More on the Big 12s winningest coaches:BILL SNYDER, Kansas State (1989-2005, 2009-present).Record: 200-105-1.Highlights with Wildcats: After one bowl in K-States first eight decades playing football, went to the Copper Bowl in 1993, Snyders fifth season. That was first of 11 consecutive bowl appearances for K-State, which this year goes to its 19th bowl under the 77-year-old Snyder. K-State won 2003 Big 12 championship game, and shared 2012 league title with Oklahoma. Snyder has 64 wins in last eight seasons since his three-year retirement.Before being head coach: Hayden Frys offensive coordinator from 1979-88 after two seasons on his staff at North Texas.BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA (1999-present)Record: 188-48.Highlights with Sooners: Won record nine Big 12 titles, and only team in league history to win three in a row (2006-08). Oklahoma won national championship in 2000, and was national runner-up in 2003, 2004 and 2008 seasons. Only coach in BCS era to win the Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. Never missed bowl at Oklahoma. Coaached two Heisman Trophy winners (Jason White and Sam Bradford).ddddddddddddBefore being head coach: Grad assistant at Iowa, his alma mater, then assistant there and Kent State before K-State and Florida.GARY PATTERSON, TCU (2000-present)Record: 149-52.Highlights with Horned Frogs: A 13-0 season in 2010, capped by Rose Bowl victory and No. 2 final ranking in AP poll. Part of three consecutive seasons undefeated in Mountain West Conference play before moving to Big 12 in 2012, the year he became schools winningest coach. Shared 2014 Big 12 title with Baylor. Currently tied for most games coached with Dutch Meyer, coach of TCUs only AP national champion team in 1938 led by Heisman winner Davey OBrien.Before being head coach: Grad assistant at K-State, his alma mater, which was pre-Snyder. Coaching stints at eight other schools. Defensive coordinator at TCU for three seasons before Dennis Franchione left for Alabama.MIKE GUNDY, OKLAHOMA STATE (2005-present)Record: 103-49.Highlights with Cowboys: Won 2011 Big 12 title, and will finish no worse than second for third time in four years this season. Have been AP Top 10 team seven of last nine seasons. Team this season will go to 11th consecutive bowl game, longest streak in school history.Before being head coach: Starting QB for 3 1/2 seasons at Oklahoma State. Was Cowboys assistant from 1990-95, then left for a season at Baylor and four at Maryland before returning to Stillwater in 2001.NOT MANY LIKE THEMThe only active coaches from Power Five conference teams outside that Big 12 quartet who are their schools winningest coaches are Northwesterns Pat Fitzgerald (76 wins) and Louisvilles Bobby Petrino (67). For the record, Nick Sabans 117 wins in 10 seasons at Alabama are still 115 shy of Bear Bryant.LONG TENURESSnyder, Stoops and Patterson are 1-2-3 among active FBS coaches for wins at their current schools, with Iowas Kirk Ferentz (135) and Saban the only non-Big 12 coaches with more than Gundy, who in his 12th season is tied with Utahs Kyle Whittingham.The average tenure for the current Big 12 coaches is 5.75 years, and that includes Tom Herman being at Texas less than a week since Charlie Strong was fired. 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