West Ham transfer news: Christian Benteke, Sadio Mane, Jamie Vardy and Theo Walcott on Hammers' striker shortlist

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Sam Long10 May 2016

West Ham are going to be busy this summer.

The Hammers are set to move into the Olympic Stadium, which will boost capacity to 60,000 in time for next season, and are also expected to oversee a significant amount of transfer business off the pitch.

Slaven Bilic has not been short of goals this season as only three teams in the Premier League have scored more than the Croatian's attack, but a striker appears to have been made a priority as Sullivan looks to make "a statement of intent" in the transfer market.

Standard Sport understands West Ham are considering an ambitious move for Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, who stands to earn a payrise at the King Power Stadium to take his weekly salary to £100,000-a-week in the wake of the Foxes' Premier League triumph.

But the England international is by no means the only forward on West Ham's radar. The 29-year-old is joined by countryman Theo Walcott and Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.

Southampton speedster Sadio Mane is also being considered along with Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and Marseille's Michy Batshuayi, both of whom have also attracted interest from Tottenham.

Scroll through the gallery at the top of the article to see the shortlist of West Ham's transfer targets:.

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