West Ham are the latest English side to check on Cagliari starlet Godfred Donsah.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and United have all posted scouts to watch the Ghana-born midfielder this season.

Cagliari were relegated at the weekend and clubs hope they are susceptible to offers for 18-year-old Donsah, who is poised to join up with Ghana U20s for the Fifa World Youth championships in New Zealand at the end of the month.

Godfred Donsah (right) is a highly-rated talent and West Ham have sent scouts to watch his progress

The Italians have confirmed they have already had several enquiries about what price they want for Donsah who has been compared to former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien.

Chairman David Gold confirmed on Twitter that the Hammers will be looking to heavily strengthen the squad when the summer transfer window opens.

We will bring in at least five new players in the summer window. dg https://t.co/9pUma07PbX — David Gold (@davidgold) May 19, 2015

One person who is unlikely to see these new players arrive is current boss Sam Allardyce, who is expected to leave the helm at the end of the season.

Rafa Benitez is believed to be favourite to succeed the former Newcastle United boss if he parts ways with the London club.

David Gold (right) tweeted that the London club are planning to bring in five new players this summer