West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is keen to bolster his attacking options this summer but he is set to miss out on Colombian striker Carlos Bacca as Paris Saint-Germain have entered the race.
Bacca’s agent was in London last week to discuss personal terms with West Ham officials ahead of a potential move to East London
However, according to the Express, the 29-year-old’s head appears to have been turned by the possibility of reuniting with Unai Emery, who is set to replace Laurent Blanc as PSG manager, in Paris.
Bacca previously played under Emery during his time at Sevilla, before completing a move to AC Milan last summer. Despite only being a Milan player for one season, Gazzetta dello Sport believe he is ready to call time on his spell in Italy.
PSG are prepared to meet AC Milan’s €30million price tag in order to land their top target – something the Hammers were unwilling to do – and hope the lure of Champions League football will be enough to fend off stiff competition.
Slaven Bilic is unlikely to be too disheartened by the latest setback with Michy Batshuayi, Alexandre Lacazette and Jonathan Calleri still on West Ham’s radar.
