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Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has enquired about the availability of Hammers winger Grady Diangana on loan for the Croat's new employers at West Brom.

The Hammers have indicated they would like to receive a loan fee from the Baggies to take the academy graduate to the Midlands for the season and would be willing to lower their fee to help out their former manager. West Brom are also happy to pay a loan fee.

Diangana broke into the first team in east London last season, making his debut in 8-0 Carabao Cup rout of Macclesfield Town at London Stadium and scored twice in that game.

The 21-year-old went on to make 17 appearances in the Premier League for Manuel Pellegrini last season but there is massive competition for places in the Hammers midfield for the upcoming campaign that gets underway this weekend.

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Diangana would be up against Felipe Anderson, Michail Antonio, Andriy Yarmolenko and Robert Snodgrass for spots on either flank, though Pellegrini has seemingly settled on a midfield four of Anderson, Manuel Lanzini, Pablo Fornals and Jack Wilshere.

A move to the Hawthorns is by no means a done deal yet and football.london understands that former boss Bilic got in touch with his former employers on Tuesday night asking about Diangana's availablity.

Any loan deal would include the option to recall the winger to east London in January.

Diangana joined the Hammers ranks at the age of 12 and was a key member of the U23 squad who earned promotion to division one of PL2 in 2017.