West Ham and Nottingham Forest ‘target PSG striker as the Parisians close in on Goncalo Ramos

West Ham and Nottingham Forest have ‘expressed an interest’ in signing PSG striker Hugo Ekitike, according to reports.

It comes as the Parisians are closing in on a deal to sign Benfica centre-forward Goncalo Ramos in a deal that could cost them around £69million.

Luis Enrique’s side are also keeping a close eye on Eintracht Frankfurt’s French international, Randal Kolo Muani, who has garnered the attention of several clubs around Europe in recent times, following his impressive performances in the Bundesliga this season.

And according to RMC Sport, it appears they ‘would like to sell’ Ekitike as their interest in other strikers grows.

The French outlet claims: ‘Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham and Nottingham Forest have expressed an interest in the 21-year-old striker.’

Their report adds that the Parisians ‘could use Ekitike in a deal to sign Kolo Muani as a bargaining chip to lower the price of the striker’ should their interest in the Frankfurt forward grow.

Ekitike was heavily linked with Newcastle back in 2022, but it was PSG who won the race to sign him in last summer’s transfer window.

The 21-year-old joined from Stade Remis for a £25.5million fee, with his contract set to expire at the Parc des Princes in 2027.

Many clubs will have noted his impressive pre-season campaign thus far, with Ekitike having scored in PSG’s 2-0 win against Le Havre, while scoring and teeing up Vitinha for his goal against Cerezo Osaka.

It comes as Inter Milan are eyeing up a £25m swoop for West Ham centre-forward Gianluca Scamacca.

The 24-year-old joined the club last year for £35m but has failed to impress, with David Moyes now looking to move him on and could replace the Italian with the emerging PSG star.

Forest, meanwhile, have also expressed an interest in signing him but earlier today Mail Sport revealed that the club owe millions in overdue payments to players and agents.

They could also lose attacking midfielder, Brennan Johnson, with Tottenham keen to acquire him should they sell Harry Kane to Bayern Munich this summer.