West Ham have made an enquiry into signing highly-rated Valenciennes winger Isaac Mbenza, according to French source Foot Mercato.
Slaven Bilic has actively sought out young talent to bring to East London since his arrival at the club last summer. Teenagers Toni Martinez and Domingos Quina join from Valencia and Chelsea respectively while Martin Samuelsen was recruited from Manchester City in 2015.
The 20-year-old impressed for the Ligue 2 side last season, scoring seven times in 39 appearances in all competitions, including four goals in his last three league games of the season.
However, Valenciennes need to raise money this summer to balance their books and it’s understood that the Belgian U19 international is one of the more likely candidates to be sold.
Standard Liege have already made an approach to sign Mbenza this summer while West Ham have sought out information on how much the youngster would cost.
The talented right-winger is one of the more promising prospects in French football at the moment and would be a great addition to the youth ranks at the club.
West Ham welcomed winger Gokhan Tore from Besiktas earlier this week on an initial season-long loan deal with a view to buy next summer.
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