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West Ham will have to sell before striking any deal for Italy forward Fabio Quagliarella.

Juventus want to offload the 29-year-old after buying Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente this summer - and have offered him to the Hammers.

Norwich, Sunderland and Qatar side Al-Gharafa have also been contacted for the £7m-rated international.

Sam Allardyce wants another front man but has spent over £20m on Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing.

West Ham are interested in a loan deal for Quagliarella with an option to buy but the Italian champions want a cash deal.

And co-owner David Gold said: "I think it's clear that we are still short of a striker. David Sullivan agrees with that, Sam agrees with that, but until we release those wages by players leaving, there is little we can do.

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"We have reached our target laid down by the new rules in terms of wages.

"The only possibility now is if players are sold. That's up to Sam, that's in his hands. If he releases wages, that will give us the opportunity to bring in replacements for those players."