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title: "West Ham in talks to sign £30m-rated Modeste"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2017/06/30/west-ham-in-talks-to-sign-30m-rated-modeste/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2017-06-30T20:52:27Z"
modified: "2017-06-30T20:52:27Z"
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# West Ham in talks to sign £30m-rated Modeste

West Ham are in talks to sign Cologne striker Anthony Modeste, according to Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol.

> Twitter: West Ham in talks to sign Cologne striker Anthony Modeste. They turned down chance to sign him for £6m last summer. Cologne now want £30m (@SkyKaveh)

Solhekol claims that West Ham are in negotiations to bring the striker to England this summer but Cologne have set their asking price at £30m.

This is – incredibly – after West Ham turned down the opportunity to sign him for £6m at the start of last season.

Modeste has since gone on to net 25 Bundesliga goals in 32 appearances for Cologne – 27 in all competitions.

The French striker has netted 45 times over the last two seasons and any deal to bring him to West Ham would be a club-record deal.

Modeste spent half a season with Blackburn in the Premier League, scoring no goals in nine appearances.