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New West Ham striker Diafra Sakho insists his minimum target for the club is to score once in every home game.

The summer signing from French club Metz netted on his home debut for the Hammers in their Capital One Cup defeat to Sheffield United last month.

Now, Sakho, 24, says he wants to improve on the form that saw him score 20 goals in France last season.

The Ligue 2 Player of the Year for 2013-14 said: “It’s great to have scored on my home debut and hopefully you’ll see plenty more of that.

"Whenever I turn out at the Boleyn Ground, the minimum I’m aiming for is to score once!

“The atmosphere is so, so different to France. Here, even when you make a run to win back the ball, perhaps chasing a lost cause, the fans appreciate it and applaud you. It gives you that added incentive to give even more for the supporters and for the club.

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“I am super motivated and I’m going to give all that I can to help the team.

"It’s a real family club and that’s what’s really touched me. When you’re away from home, family is so important and that’s precisely what I’ve found here at West Ham.

“I want to achieve things with West Ham and lots of them. I am super motivated and I’m going to give all that I possibly can to help the team.

“I feel good at the minute with everyone around me doing their utmost to see that I’m in the best shape possible.”

See Sakho rounding off an incredible move involving Alex Somg and Ravel Morrison for the Hammers Under-21s