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West Ham chasing FC Sion striker Moussa Konate

West Ham United are chasing FC Sion striker Moussa Konate.

The Mirror says the 21-year-old Senegalese - who replaced the Irons' injured Diafra Sakho at January's Africa Cup of Nations - has also attracted interest from Newcastle United and Aston Villa.

The 6ft marksman enhanced his glowing reputation on Saturday when he came off the bench to score twice in his country's 2-1 win over Ghana.

Konate has also netted 11 times in 17 appearances for FC Sion, this season.

His is keen to play in the Premier League Hammers are equally determined to land him following the success of Sakho , bought for just £4.7million from Metz last summer.

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