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Report: Premier League trio in hunt for RB Leipzig striker

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 20 December 2016

A report claims that West Ham United are one of three Premier League clubs interested in signing Davie Selke from RB Leipzig in January.

RB Leipzig striker Davie Selke has reportedly attracted interest from a trio of Premier League clubs, who are each weighing up a January bid.

The 21-year-old joined the Bundesliga's surprise package from Werder Bremen in a £6m move in 2015, rewarding the controversial club with his displays to help them into the top flight.

Selke has yet to truly get going this season, scoring two goals in nine appearances due to coach Achim Beierlorzer's decision to largely go without a target man, but The Sun claims that West Ham United, Swansea City and Everton are still keen on landing his signature.

West Ham are expected to move for a new forward player once loan flop Simone Zaza returns to parent club Juventus, while Everton and Swansea are also said to be after some extra firepower for the second half of the campaign.

All three clubs are supposedly eager to nab Selke, a part of Germany's Olympic football squad last summer, on an initial loan basis with a view to a permanent deal next summer.