West Ham transfer news: Hammers consider Mario Gomez move as they await a response from Swansea to £20m Andre Ayew bid

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Ken Dyer1 August 2016

West Ham await a response from Swansea to their £20million bid for Andre Ayew, who is seen as a replacement for Diafra Sakho, a target for West Brom.

A bid of £15m, rising by £5m with add-ons, has been lodged but the Welsh club want to sign a replacement before they let Ayew go.

West Brom have bid £10m, rising to £16m for Sakho which would be acceptable to West Ham, who signed the Senegal striker for £4.5m in August 2014.

West Ham’s search for a marquee striker signing, meanwhile, goes on. AC Milan’s Colombian star Carlos Bacca is their preferred choice but the player is keen on a move to Napoli. The door may be closing on that possibility though, as Napoli move to sign Mauro Icardi from Inter.

Mario Gomez remains an option for West Ham.

The German international is at Fiorentina but the Serie A club are eager to offload him because of his salary — around £4.5m a year — and are prepared to listen to offers of £7m for the 31-year-old striker.

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