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West Ham have made a £7million bid for powerful Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger – despite uncertainty over their own manager Sam Allardyce’s future.

The Hammers want to beat teams such as Newcastle to the centre-back, who is regarded as one of the best young players in the Bundesliga and made his full Germany debut on Tuesday night in a friendly against Poland.

The bid breaks down to £5m plus £2m in bonuses, depending on performances.

Rudiger, who turned 21 in March, has three years left on his contract but is understood to be keen to play in the Premier League. Whether that will be under Allardyce still remains to be seen.

The 59-year-old received a ten-day stay of execution on Tuesday, with the club unwilling to rush into a decision over his future.

They feel it is too big an issue for that, and want to work through it as thoroughly as possible before reaching a conclusion.

Another board meeting will be held on Friday week - May 23 - at which Allardyce will finally learn his fate.

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Big Sam met with club chiefs on Tuesday to discuss a range of issues after a season in which fans have angrily called for his dismissal and hit out at what they describe as negative, one-dimensional football.

Many supporters have threatened not to renew their season tickets if Allardyce stays.

The club, however, appreciate the job he has done in leading West Ham to promotion and keeping the club in the top flight for the last two seasons.

Among the issues discussed at the meeting was an attacking coach as the club look to improve the style of play next season.