West Ham are said to be closing in on the signing of Burak Yilmaz from Galatasaray this week.
Slaven Bilic is a big fan of the Turkish international, who’s scored 57 goals in his last 87 games.
According to Calciomercato journalist Matthew Pedrosi, Galatasaray are set to sign Lokomotiv Moscow forward Oumar Niasse, as Yilmaz has agreed a move to West Ham.
#Galatasaray molto vicino all’acquisto del centravanti senegalese #Niasse del #LokomotivMosca. In partenza #BurakYilmaz, direzione #WHUFC.
— Matteo Pedrosi (@MatteoPedrosi) August 16, 2015
In addition to this, the Metro, who quote native source Sporun Dibi, state that the 30-year-old is more than happy to move to West Ham, and will complete a £6.4m move imminently.
West Ham are desperate for a striker to join the club in the next few weeks, with injury doubts over Enner Valencia, Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho is even susceptible to the odd injury.
They’re looking at signing Charlie Austin and Javier Hernandez, but are struggling to agree a fee with QPR and Manchester United respectively.
