Javier Hernandez could be available for as little as £8million this summer (Picture: Getty Images)

West Ham United are weighing up a shock summer move for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.

The striker is currently on a season-long loan at Real Madrid but has found opportunities at the European champions limited and is expected to return to England at the end of the campaign.

And according to Spanish newspaper AS, The Hammers are monitoring the situation and could be set to launch an £8million move to bring the Mexican to London in time for the club’s final season at Upton Park.

Hernandez has just 18 months left on his United contract and Louis van Gaal will be keen to cash in on the fan favourite rather than allow him to leave on a free the following summer.




West Ham are not short of striking options at the moment but will look to add to their firepower at the end of the season as they are likely to allow Carlton Cole to leave the club on a free transfer in the summer.

Sam Allardyce had accepted an offer from West Brom for the veteran striker on transfer deadline day – only to pull out of the deal once it became clear he would not be able to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham Hotspur.

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