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title: "Juventus rival West Ham and Tottenham for 20-goal striker"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-05-01T11:10:25Z"
modified: "2016-05-01T11:13:56Z"
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# Juventus rival West Ham and Tottenham for 20-goal striker

Juventus are rivalling West Ham and Tottenham for the signature of highly-rated Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi this summer.

According to Italian source [Tuttosport](https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calciomercato/2016/04/30-11058383/calciomercato_juventus_i_bianconeri_anticipano_tutti_prenotatobatshuayi/?cookieAccept), Juventus have opened talks with the Ligue 1 club to sign Batshuayi when the transfer window opens next month.

![EuroFootball/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/05/167795057.jpg)

The Serie A champions have already completed business with Marseille of late having signed midfielder Mario Lemina on a permanent basis following a successful loan move, and have now turned their attentions to the former Standard Liege striker.

The 22-year-old joined Marseille in the summer of 2014 following an impressive start to his career at Standard Liege where he scored 44 goals in 120 games for the Belgian club.

![Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/05/482666482.jpg)

Used a rotational player last season, Batshuayi has really come to life in Ligue 1 this season following the departure of Andre-Pierre Gignac, scoring 20 goals and recording ten assists in 47 games in all competitions this season.

Capped three times by Belgium, scoring twice, Batshuayi has an incredibly promising career ahead of him at both club and international level.

He recently signed an improved deal with Marseille to stay at the club until 2020, but many believe this was just a ploy to drive the asking price up for his services.

It’s understood that the French side are looking for €40m (£31.5m) to let go of their star striker this summer – more than double the fee West Ham paid Liverpool for current record-signing Andy Carroll, with Juventus, West Ham and Tottenham all reportedly keen.

![Kaz Photography/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/05/454360496.jpg)

West Ham have been in talks to sign the striker in the summer, and are hoping his strong friendship with Dimitri Payet (former teammates at Marseille) would help persuade him to make the move to East London.

European football is paramount to doing this, but as both Juventus and Tottenham will be offering Champions League football and likely a larger pay packet, it’s hard to envisage a scenario which sees Batshuayi wearing claret and blue next season.

The Hammers are [eyeing a club-record £23.5m move](https://readwestham.com/2016/05/01/west-ham-lodge-club-record-bid-alexandre-lacazette/) for Alexandre Lacazette, but it’s believed Lyon will be holding out for a larger fee. [Racing Club’s Gustavo Bou](https://readwestham.com/2016/05/01/west-ham-open-talks-sign-9m-striker/) and [Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony](https://readwestham.com/2016/05/01/west-ham-told-pay-20m-demand-striker/) are current contingency plans.