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title: "West Ham linked with move for French striker"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-05-06T21:32:49Z"
modified: "2016-05-06T21:32:49Z"
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# West Ham linked with move for French striker

West Ham are one of the clubs who are reportedly interested in signing striker Wissam Ben Yedder from Toulouse.

According to a report in [Il Corriere Dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-mercato/2016/05/05-11228335/calciomercato_napoli-roma-marsiglia_giallo_per_ben_yedder/?cookieAccept), the Hammers have joined Italian clubs Roma and Juventus and Spanish side Sevilla in declaring an interest in the 25-year-old.

Ben Yedder has scored 22 goals in 39 appearances for the French side this season and his exploits look to have attracted interest from around Europe.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/05/522666930.jpg)

West Ham are clearly in the market to sign a big-name striker, and they [reportedly](https://readwestham.com/2016/05/05/west-ham-make-club-record-offer-for-striker/) made an offer for another Ligue 1 forward, Michy Batshuayi, earlier this week.

However, it is logical to think that the Hammers will want to bring in two forwards, so if they could do a deal to bring in Ben Yedder on the cheap, it would make perfect sense.

The striker is out of contract in 2017 so Toulouse may sell him this summer.