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West Ham have made a £15million move for Burnley hotshot Andre Gray.

The Hammers are desperate for more ­fire-power and have now added the 25-year-old to their wish list.

They have moved for Gray after ­becoming frustrated in their bids for Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe and Scott Hogan of Brentford.

Manager Slaven Bilic is desperate for a breakthrough, fearing that a lack of goals could suck the Hammers into a ­relegation fight.

Burnley are likely to reject the offer for Gray. The striker has been a huge success at Turf Moor since his £7m move from Brentford, having started out in non-league football with Hinckley United.

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Bilic is also chasing an £8m deal for versatile Ajax defender Joel Veltman.

He knows he must shore up a backline that has become increasingly porous, and has swooped for the Dutch international.

Veltman, 24, is a two-time winner of the Eredivisie with the Amsterdam club and has been capped 13 times by his country.

He has just 18 months to run on his contract and his ability to play either at right-back or centre-half will be a big bonus for Bilic.