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title: "West Ham face competition in battle to sign striker"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/04/06/west-ham-face-competition-in-battle-to-sign-striker/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-04-06T14:07:19Z"
modified: "2016-04-06T14:07:19Z"
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# West Ham face competition in battle to sign striker

West Ham’s pursuit of striker Michy Batshuayi has been well documented. In fact, just last week it was [reported](https://readwestham.com/2016/03/30/bilic-plans-to-meet-with-michy-batshuayi-to-discuss-move/) that Slaven Bilic was going to attend a meeting with the striker in his native Belgium but the terror attacks that hit Brussels meant their proposed get-together had to be cancelled.

As co-Chairman David Sullivan recently [announced](https://readwestham.com/2016/03/28/west-ham-chairman-would-love-to-sign-zlatan-ibrahimovic/), West Ham’s main aim this summer is to bring in a striker to add to their already-impressive squad and it looks like Batshuayi is one of the options that the Hammers have their eye on as they prepare for their first season at the Olympic Stadium.

![Kaz Photography/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/04/454360530.jpg)

However, if they do wish to sign him, they’ll need to fend off interest from fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and also from Serie A side Juventus, according to a report in the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/658559/Tottenham-West-Ham-Juventus-zone-striker-Michy-Batshuayi-transfer-gossip).

While Batshuayi seems to be West Ham’s number one target, he’s reportedly not viewed in the same light by Spurs and Juve.

Spurs are looking at a number of options whilst Juventus are apparently keen on signing Edinson Cavani and view Batshuayi more as a plan B.