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With pre-season training already just a little more than a week away, the West Ham have yet to make their move in the transfer market to find a desperately needed striker.

The Hammers were somewhat goal-shy last season with the constant injuries to Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho featuring just three times, with the onus on Michail Antonio to score the goals. Loan moves for Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri completely flopped, while Ashley Fletcher wasn't trusted enough either.

The club has been searching for a new frontman for the best part of 12 months and have been linked with a host of forwards but as yet, none of them have arrived in E20.

Here, we look at just some of the forwards the club have been touted to make moves for so far this summer.

Olivier Giroud

West Ham are prepared to break the bank for the Arsenal forward, according to reports, with West Ham wanting to entice Giroud with £130,000 a week wages.

The Arsenal striker has been heavily linked with the Hammers as the Gunners chase Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, paving the way for Giroud to move on.

Kelechi Iheanacho

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The Nigerian forward has been heavily linked with a move to the London Stadium for a few weeks now and, if reports are to be believed, he could soon be signing on the dotted line if the buy-back clause issue can be sorted out.

The Hammers are in need of a striker and Iheanacho ticks all the boxes for West Ham.

Shane Long

West Ham have been linked with Long in the past and it seems Bilic is keen to finally get his man.

The Ireland striker could be open to a move having spent most of last season on the bench at Southampton.

Michy Batshuayi

Batshuayi scored the goal that won Chelsea the league last season but his future could lie away from Stamford Bridge.

West Ham seems a likely destination for the Belgian, whether that be on loan or a permanent deal.

Jermain Defoe

The Hammers were keen on signing Defoe in January but they could not strike a deal with Sunderland for their former striker.

Bournemouth are said to be in talks for the England international, although the deal is yet to go through despite reports last week that it was close to completion.

Martin Braithwaite

Denmark international Braithwaite has put clubs on red alert by saying he wants to depart Toulouse this summer.

West Ham and Southampton are interested in the 25-year-old but they would face competition from a number of Bundesliga clubs for his signature.

Islam Slimani

Slimani only joined Leicester last season but he could already be on his way out of the club following his £29million move.

The Hammers, as well as West Brom, are interested, although a move back to Portugal looks more likely to happen.

Mario Mandzukic

The Croat will be in Champions League final action tomorrow evening but reports suggest that could be his last game for the club.

Bilic is believed to want to bring his fellow compatriot to east London but Besiktas are lining up a move for the frontman.

Max Kruse

Kruse is yet another name to be linked with the club as they bid to strengthen upfront ahead of the new season.

German paper Bild suggest the Hammers, Everton, West Brom, Southampton and Stoke City are all lining up moves for the 15-goal striker in the summer.

Henry Onyekuru

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The 18-year-old forward is attracting attention from no less than eight Premier League teams but it was West Ham who showed their hand first.

Issues over obtaining a work permit for the Nigerian are now resolved but the Hammers will have to work hard to get the in-demand striker over other clubs.

Anthony Modeste

The striker who flopped at Blackburn a few years back has undergone a transformation at Koln and has been scoring goals for fun, leading to the inevitable links with West Ham.

However, the club absolutely baulked at the whopping £40m price tag slapped on his head by his clubs and Modeste is now set for a move to China.

Sampdoria’s Luis Muriel is the latest name added to the long list of strikers West Ham have been linked with.

The Colombian caught the eye in Serie A last season and is reported to have attracted interest from Spain and England, as well as fellow clubs in Italy.

Yann Karamoh

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Another youngster who had a good season on the continent, the Ivorian star is ready to leave Ligue 1 side Caen.

The Hammers have been linked with a £9m bid for the forward, who made his breakthrough last season, scoring five goals and adding four assists.

Theo Walcott

The Hammers were reportedly readying a £25m for the Arsenal star, who can play up front but is more suited to a wing role.

Walcott is concerned a new formation at Arsenal could hamper his England chances in the future and Slaven Bilic is ready to rescue him but the links didn't go down well with Hammers fans.

Lucas Perez

Another Arsenal forward attracting Hammers interest, he has struggled to break through into Arsene Wenger's plans following his move from Deportivo last summer, much to the annoyance of Gunners fans.

A return to Spain is more likely and that will be accelerated if Arsenal sign a new forward.