Hammers ramp up interest in Fulham hitman

West Ham are ramping up their interest in Fulham striker Alexksander Mitrovic as the south west Londoners appear to be dead and buried as a Premier League club.

Many Hammers fans have been calling for the club to move for the former Newcastle player in the summer and he is very much on the Hammers radar.

Fulham – with 17 points from 31 games – are destined for the Championship and it’s unlikely Mitrovic will be ready to return to the second tier.

He has scored 10 times for the Cottagers this season and grabbed another six in Nations League internationals .

A Hammers source made it clear to ClaretandHugh that he is a player who interests the club with the likes of Andy Carroll and Lucas Perez clearly on their way out this season.

He told us in a telephone call: “We will wait for the outcome of the season but there’s no question about his goal scoring abilities at this level.”

However, Fulham will want top dollar – if they are prepared to sell at all – for a player who cost them £22 million and who is contracted to them until 2023.