West Ham’s £15million deal to sign Danny Ings from Aston Villa has not ended their interest in Lorient frontman Terem Moffi, Express Sport can reveal.
The Hammers are currently the highest bidders for the Nigerian international at £25m after offering £20m plus £5m in add-ons for the 23-year-old.
Moffi is unconvinced by the move, however and would prefer to join Nice, who made a third improved bid worth £15m plus £2.6m in add-ons on Thursday.
There are also fears that Lorient do not want to sell West Ham as they are a direct relegation rival for sister club Bournemouth after Bill Foley acquired a stake in the French club.
Southampton had also seen a bid rejected by Lorient last week but they are yet to return to the table.
West Ham are looking for extra firepower in attack amid fears £35m summer signing Gianluca Scamacca could be set for a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Michail Antonio, who has been the subject of interest from Wolves, could potentially depart later in the window should West Ham secure further forward reinforcements.
