West Ham have reportedly begins transfer negotiations with Frankfurt in hope to sign Sebastien Haller earlier wanted by Manchester United.
Haller has been tagged with £40m and his agents will to travel to England to discus a his deal.
The English club are desperate to land a new striker after cashing in on Marko Arnautovic to Shanghai SIPG in a cut-price £22..4m deal and Andy Carroll and Lucas Perez sold this summer.
They initially attempted to hijack Maxi Gomez’s move to Valencia but were unable to agree a deal with Celta Vigo.
Duvan Zapata from Napoli is not for sale while Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson is set to sign a new contract to extend his stay at The Vitality Stadium.
Sebastien Haller who scored 20 goals in 41 appearances last season has now become West Ham major target.
Meanwhile,Sportsmail had reported last month that United also wants him to replace Romelu Lukaku who is set for Inter move.