Hammers monitor Serie A striker
The 26-year-old has pacey left-footed striker can operate anywhere along to forward line is valued at £18million.
Defrel scored 13 goals for the unfashionable Italian outfit who finished a respectable tenth in Serie A last season. The France-born striker has played in Italy all his career, and is keen to try his luck in the Premier League. Southampton and Leicester City with the striker in recent reports.
Defrel’s agent is expected to fly to London in the coming days with regards to finding a new club for his client. Sassuolo will not want their star player to leave this summer, but it’s likely they’ll be under pressure to finally allow him to get his big move.
The Hammers were linked with the same player last January as they looked to cancel Simone Zaza’s loan.
