Confirmed : West Ham Acquire Turkish Striker

Turkish champions Besiktas have confirmed that Gokhan Tore has completed his loan move to West Ham United.

Tore has been on West Ham’s radar for a couple of months now after Slaven Bilic admitted towards the end of the Premier League season that he’d be interested in bringing him to England.

The 24-year-old winger was signed by Bilic for Besiktas, originally on loan, and is now set to reunite with the Croatian boss in East London.

We have loaned Gokhan Tore to West Ham, they made an offer and it appealed to us,” Besiktas president Fikret Orman told reporters, as reported by the Evening Standard.

“We have a lot of competition for a place on the right wing with Andreas Beck, Gokhan Gonul, Kerim Frei, Ricardo Quaresma, Aras Ozbiliz and Olcay Sahan.”

Tore was taken to Euro 2016 with Turkey but did not play a single minute during their group-stage elimination, so he should be fresh enough heading into pre-season with the Hammers.

In the Turkish Super Lig last season, the winger made 24 appearances and scored four goals, while also creating 32 chances.

Confirmed : West Ham Acquire Turkish Striker

West Ham Striker Hands in Transfer Request

West Ham forward Diafra Sakho has handed in a transfer request to the club, according to reports.

The Daily Mail claim Sunderland made an £11m bid for the 26-year-old last month and are still monitoring the Hammers hitman.

Slaven Bilic has made signing a striker his priority with AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca his No.1 transfer target.

The Colombian who impressed at the Copa America this summer, has a £25.4m release clause in his contract, but the reports suggest they would listen to offers lower than that.

West Ham are desperate to make a marquee signing before moving to the Olympic Stadium for the upcoming season.

And it appears Sakho realises his opportunities may be limited and therefore wants a new challenge.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is familiar with the Senegalese forward after working with him during his time as West Ham manager.

In his first campaign at Upton Park, Sakho managed 12 goals in 26 matches but he struggled last season.

West Ham Striker Hands in Transfer Request