For a few years, West Ham were perennially linked with a move for Islam Slimani during his time at Sporting Lisbon and as they say, there’s not smoke without fire.
It appears the Hammers have always had an eye on the Algerian centre-forward and are ready to reignite their interest in him this summer but they face competition from West Brom for his signature, according to Africa Top Sports.
The 28-year-old completed a £25m move to Leicester last summer and has been a relative success for the Foxes, netting nine goals in 27 appearances to date in an injury-plagued season.
West Brom saw a bid rejected for Slimani last summer and are eager to sign him one year later to add competition in their strike-force.
Adding strength and depth in attack is a real priority for Slaven Bilic this summer and if reports are true that the Hammers are willing to move on from Andy Carroll then Slimani would be a smart like-for-like replacement.
