West Ham boss David Moyes is considering a move for 28-year-old Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski according to a report from Tuttomercatoweb.
A Polish international who has played the entirety of his senior career in Serie A, Zielinski is said to be valued at £42million.
West Ham are looking to bolster their ranks after missing out on Jesse Lingard, who joined Premier League new boys Nottingham Forrest on a free earlier this week.
Zielinski has been a consistent presence at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona since joining the club from Udinese in 2016.
Capable of playing both centrally, and on the left side of midfield, Zielinski started all five games of Napoli’s 2020 Copa Italia triumph, as former AS Milan star Gennaro Gattuso’s team defeated Juventus in the final on penalties.
The former Liverpool target also scored against Catalan giants Barcelona in the Europa League intermediate stage last season, securing a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou, before the club was eliminated after a 4-2 defeat in the second leg.
Reports linking Zielinski with a move away from the Italian team will not be welcomed by fans, with star man Kalidou Koulibaly having already departed the club this summer for Chelsea.