' West Ham target Three players '

West Ham have identified Christian Benteke, Michy Batshuayi and Alexandre Lacazette as priority transfer targets as they chase one of Europe's top centre-forwards this summer, Sky sources understand.

The Hammers are on course to finish in a European qualification spot and could even claim a Champions League place, and they believe they are in a position to attract the best talent.

The club have earmarked Marseille's Batshuayi, Liverpool's Benteke and Lyon's Lacazette, and sources in France have told Sky Sports News HQ they are prepared to pay as much as £40m to land one of these players.

must be off their heads if they ae willing to pay 40m for benteke,lacazette had a offer accepted by lyon for 24m last summer and hes a cracker hes the one id go for out of that three anyway