West Ham eyeing swoop for AZ Alkmaar’s Dutch goalscoring machine Wout Weghorst
Hammers keen to bring in attack reinforcements after 13th-placed finish last season and Dutch forward Weghorst could be the man to bang in the goals at the London Stadium next term
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WEST HAM are in the hunt for AZ Alkmaar and Holland striker Wout Weghorst, according to reports.
Weghorst, 25, made his senior Holland debut against England earlier this year and has since won three caps.
He came on as a late sub in his country's 1-0 friendly loss to England in Amsterdam in March.
, Weghorst is '99 per cent' likely to leave the club this summer and they believe new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini wants to add the towering frontman to his squad.
Germans Wolfsburg are also interested in the Alkmaar vice-captain, who they signed from Heracles Almelo in 2016.
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And the Eredivisie club is already resigned to losing its prize asset, with replacements being lined up.
Director of football Max Huiberts said: "There is concrete interest in Weghorst. We are busy looking for a successor to him. It will be a player who we believe we can improve, just as we did with Wout."
Weghorst's goalscoring feats inspired modest Alkmaar to a third-place finish, and a Europa League spot for the new season.
But he could now be on his way to the London Stadium to boost a Hammers side that managed just 48 Premier League goals last season with Marko Arnautovic the only player to hit double figures with his 11 league goals.