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West Ham are poised to make a summer move for Senegal striker Moussa Konate .

The 21-year-old – who replaced the Irons’ injured Diafra Sakho at January’s Africa Cup of Nations – has also attracted interest from Newcastle and Aston Villa.

The 6ft marksman enhanced his glowing reputation on Saturday when he came off the bench to score twice in his country’s 2-1 win over Ghana.

Konate has also netted 11 times in 17 appearances for his club, Swiss side FC Sion, this season.

His is keen to play in the Premier League Hammers are equally determined to land him following the success of Sakho , bought for just £4.7million from Metz last summer.

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Sakho has hit 12 goals in 24 appearances this season, including seven in as many matches and the winner in West Ham’s last game, a 1-0 win over Sunderland.

Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan has already revealed that the club are seeking more firepower in the summer after having their bid for European football hampered by injury to Andy Carroll.

Outlining the club’s summer strategy to fans, he said last week: “I think we need goalscorers, a right back and maybe a central defender.”