West Ham bid £31.5m for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi - Thursday's transfer gossip

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Sam Long5 May 2016

The Premier League season is drawing to a close and many clubs have little left to play for.

West Ham are not amongst their number, given that Slaven Bilic's side are still in the race for a top-four finish.

However, the Hammers also appear to be putting plans in place for next season and not only in regards to building work at the Olympic Stadium.

Michy Batshuayi video profile

New reports today claim West Ham have offered £31.5m for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, who has scored 16 goals in Ligue 1 this season.

The 22-year-old has also attracted interest from Tottenham but the east Londoners are said to be ready to smash their transfer record to secure the Belgian's services.

Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is believed to be edging towards a £20m switch to Juventus. Juan Cuadrado could be heading in the other direction, having spent the campaign in Turin.

Scroll through the gallery above to see all of today's top transfer gossip....

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