West Ham have made a £27m bid for Nice forward Alassane Plea with three other Premier League clubs also interested, according to Sky sources.
Newcastle, Fulham and Tottenham are all on the hunt for the services of the 25-year-old French striker, who scored 20 goals last season.
It is understood the French club are wanting 30m euros (£26.6m) with one other club having already made an offer of £25m.
Plea began his career at Lyon before moving to Nice in August 2014.