West Ham are ready to submit a £17million bid for Inter Milan forward Gabriel Barbosa according to Sky Italia.

The 23-year-old is currently on loan at Flamengo and the Brazilian side have claimed a deal was in place to sign him permanently.

But Inter insist that is not the case and want to sell 'Gabigol' to the highest bidder.

West Ham are ready to submit a £17million bid for Inter Milan forward Gabriel Barbosa

Barbosa has previously revealed his desire to play in the Premier League and would be interested in joining Liverpool.

Barbosa, who has scored 43 goals in 56 games for Flamengo on loan from Inter Milan, lined up against the Reds in December's Club World Cup final defeat.

The 23-year-old spoke of his desire to link up with his countryman Roberto Firmino at Anfield.

'Firmino is great, I really admire him. He's been successful for many years in Europe,' he said.

'He is a powerful forward and he has been great for Brazil. He is an inspiration that I look up to.

'It would be a pleasure to play with him. Maybe we could team up for Brazil in the future and Liverpool is a team that everyone wants to play for.'