West Ham are reportedly after a striker this summer.
Spanish outlet El Desmarque claim West Ham United are one of a number of teams interested in signing AC Milan striker Nikola Kalinic this summer, after a disappointing campaign with the Italian giants.
Kalinic, 30, joined AC Milan on a season-long loan, but Gennaro Gattuso’s side have an obligation to purchase the striker at the end of the loan from Serie A rivals Fiorentina.
A former Premier League flop with Blackburn Rovers, Kalinic managed to score just six goals throughout the entire campaign despite making 41 league and cup appearances with one of Italy’s biggest clubs.
This summer, his loan will become a permanent one, but after a poor season it seems Milan will look to sell the 42-time Croatia international soon after buying him. West Ham are just one of a number of clubs said to be keen.
The Spanish publication claim Sevilla are also keen on Kalinic, while Turkish trio Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Besiktas also fancy chancing their arm on the ex-Dnipro and Zagreb striker.
West Ham have plenty of strikers at Manuel Pellegrini’s disposal in the form of Andy Carroll, Javier Hernandez and Marko Arnautovic, but with doubts over the future of all three, a new hitman has been targeted.
Kalinic managed just seven goals in 44 Premier League appearances while at Blackburn, but has since reinvigorated his career in Italian football and may find better luck second time around in England.
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