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West Ham will offer England striker Rickie Lambert a staggering £65,000-a-week contract to tempt him away from Southampton, writes Alan Nixon in the Sunday People.

The Hammers want the 31-year-old to save them from relegation and hope to agree a fee with Saints.

Lambert will be handed a deal worth twice what he is on to switch to the strugglers.

The deal is backed by Hammers owners David Sullivan and David Gold, who know they need a genuine No.9 to survive.

The club currently lie 19th in the Premier League with 15 points from 20 matches.