West Ham are being linked with a move for Austrian international midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger.



Baumgartlinger scoring for Austria in a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic last summer

The 27-year-old, Salzburg-born, ball-winning midfielder has been scouted by West Ham for a number of weeks and is one on the radar for this summer's transfer window.Out of contract in the summer, Baumgartlinger - who currently plays for Mainz in the Bundesliga - has been capped 30 times and is interesting a number of parties across Europe.He is being viewed as a potential replacement for Alex Song, who appears no closer to signing a permanent deal with West Ham than when talks broke down last month, as exclusively revealed here on KUMB earier this month