West Ham transfer news: Hammers set to bid £10m for Croatian starlet Ante Coric

Wanted man: Dinamo Zagreb’s Ante Coric could move to Hammers
Ken Dyer7 June 2016

West Ham are poised to make a £10million bid for teenage winger Ante Coric.

The 19-year-old Croatian plays for Dinamo Zagreb and has been included in his country’s squad for Euro 2016.

Manchester City and Liverpool are among other clubs who have watched Coric’s progress recently but West Ham manager and fellow Croatian, Slaven Bilic, is ready to make a move in the next fortnight.

Bilic is keen to add two wide men to his squad for next season and his first choice has always been Turkish winger Gokhan Tore. The pair developed a successful working relationship when Bilic was coach at Tore’s club Besiktas and reports in Turkey suggest that a £13million deal is close to being finalised.

Bilic was keen to sign Tore last season but the move stalled and any deal looked unlikely again last month when Besiktas wanted £17million.

It seems likely now though that the Turkish club are prepared to lower their demands which could see the deal going through for the 24-year-old, who spent two years at Chelsea in their youth squad.

Yet another option for Bilic is Valencia’s Algerian international winger Sofiane Feghouli, who is available on a free transfer when his contract expires this month.

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