The 25-year-old Mali international has scored four goals in 18 appearances for the Hammers this season.
The French club are now keen to bring in the forward as a replacement for Loic Remy, according to talkSPORT.
Remy recently completed an £8m move to Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 40 |
| 2 | Marseille | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | MonacoMonaco | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Lille | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lyon | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Nice | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Lens | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Reims | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Brest | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Rennes | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | NantesNantes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Angers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Le HavreLe Havre | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 12 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 9 |
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