Tottenham, Aston Villa and Everton scout Bryan King believes the Hammers view the 27-year-old as a top target

With injuries to Jarrod B Michail Antonio,owen and Lucas Paqueta in recent weeks, West Ham are stepping up their pursuit of a centre-forward.

The Irons will also be without summer signing Mohammed Kudus with the 23-year-old currently away at the African Cup of Nations with Ghana.

Guirassy has been in fine form in the Bundesliga, scoring 19 goals in just 16 games for Stuttgart this season – including 10 goals in the opening five league games.

The Guinea international is currently away at the African Cup of Nations and is set to feature for his country when they face Cameroon on Monday (15 January).

“Maybe they hadn’t thought about bringing another forward in but all of a sudden that changes.

“I’ve spoken to a couple of people and names have come up playing in Germany.

Football Insider revealed on Friday (12 January) that West Ham have two striker targets in January with Guirassy and Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez both on their radar.

In other news, West Ham could now accept offers for three stars to fund deal for 22-yr-old star