West Ham have joined Leicester City, Southampton, Watford and West Bromwich Albion in the race to sign Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.
The Hammers are in the market for a striker and, according to reports in Italy, Slaven Bilic has earmarked the 25-year-old as his top target.
Gabbiadini has scored five goals in 19 appearances in all competitions for Napoli this season and has been heavily linked with a move away from the Italian outfit during the transfer window.
The Hammers are set to lose wantaway Dimitri Payet to Marseille in January, and are interested in boosting their attacking options before the end of the month.