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West Ham have had another move for Romelu Lukaku rejected by the Chelsea striker, with Wolfsburg joining the race for his services.

It is the second summer in a row that the Hammers have been rejected by the Belgian, who spent last season on loan from the Stamford Bridge club to Everton.

Mirror Sport understands Lukaku will now only consider joining clubs able to offer him European football.

The 21-year-old, set to make his World Cup bow against Algeria in Brazil on Tuesday, smashed 15 Premier League goals for the Merseysiders over the past season.

That followed a similarly productive year on loan to West Brom in 2012-13 for the man who moved for £18million from Anderlecht in his homeland as an 18-year-old in August 2011.

Lukaku remains unconvinced he is still in the plans of Blues boss Jose Mourinho, who is set to confirm the arrival of Atletico Madrid marksman Diego Costa this summer.

Germans Wolfsburg's sporting director Klaus Allofs believes Chelsea are preparing to sell Lukaku, and maintains his club - who have secured a place in the group stage of next season’s Europa League - are among those interested.

Allofs said: “If the player is getting cheaper, maybe this affair is picking up pace.

"But even then we won’t be the only club chasing the player’s signature. Actually we are looking at top-class strikers and we do not have any pressure. We are patiently waiting for the right moment.

“There will be some movement in all of this after the World Cup.”

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