Report: West Ham join Southampton in targeting Champions League ace Mohamed Elyounoussi

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Mohamed Elyounoussi is a man in demand with Premier League quartet West Ham United, Southampton, Leicester City and Arsenal all said to be watching him.

Mohamed Elyounoussi’s match-winning Champions League performance for Basel against Manchester City last week has made him a man in demand.

The Norwegian international cancelled out Gabriel Jesus’ early opener at The Etihad, before setting up the second-half winner for Michael Lang which ensured the Swiss champions bowed out of the competition in some style – despite a 4-0 first-leg defeat.

And according to ESPN, scouts from Southampton, Arsenal and Leicester City were all in attendance and they would have been impressed as Elyounoussi took his tally to seven goals and 13 assists across the entire season.

Southampton have been linked for some time, with HITC sources telling us they were keen in January 2017, and his pace, versatility and end product would come in handy for a side who drew yet another blank in the 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday.

According to the Mirror, however, there is now a fourth Premier League team interested in the shape of West Ham.

The Hammers endured a miserable Saturday too, unseemly crowd troubles overshadowing a 3-0 home loss to Burnley, but links with the 23-year-old Elyounoussi, understood to be rated at around £15 million, at least gives supporters something to be optimistic about.

West Ham already boast an impressive array of attacking talent and the prospect of Elyounoussi lining up alongside Manuel Lanzini, Michail Antonio and Marko Arnautovic is an exciting one.