1 AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang

West Ham target M’Baye Niang will not be leaving AC Milan this summer according to the club’s CEO.

Adriano Galliani says new Milan manager Pippo Inzaghi is a big fan of the exciting striker who spent the second half of last season on loan at Montpellier.

The 19-year-old is a tremendous athlete, if a little profligate in front of goal, and has attracted the attention of Arsenal and Newcastle in the past.

The Hammers tried to grab Niang on a season-long loan last month when the player’s agent Stephane Courbis met with club representatives and spoke to Sam Allardyce.

However terms could not be agreed and Galliani now claims the teenager will not have to leave the San Siro in search of more regular first-team action thanks, in part, to his versatility.

“Niang will stay,” he told Mediaset. “Pippo Inzaghi considers him capable of covering different tactical positions.”