West Ham hoping to gazump Spurs to striker

It has being reported this morning that West Ham might attempt to steal Spurs transfer target Vincent Janssen, from under their noses. If true, it would make a welcome change to get one over on them.

Spurs target Janssen says he wants to join our North London rivals but has accused AZ Alkmaar of demanding too high a price. Spurs have made a series of offers for Janssen, with the player claiming the latest was worth about £15 million. The Dutch club AZ are holding out for £16.5m, says the forward, which has caused a stalemate.

Janssen said: “I have expressed my choice to the club. Tottenham have released a high bid in my eyes. There has been an offer of almost €18m, but AZ will not even go to the table .I would like to be somewhere else as soon as possible to start pre-season training. This is frustrating.”

Janssen, 22, scored 30 goals in all competitions for AZ last season.