West Ham may turn to Everton striker Yakubu if Carlton Cole signs off at Upton Park

17 May 2010 10:04
West Ham are considering a move for Everton's Nigeria striker Yakubu.[LNB]The Upton Park side, who are expected to name Avram Grant as manager this week, are bracing themselves for bids from Fulham, Birmingham and Aston Villa for striker Carlton Cole and consider 27-year-old Yakubu a possible replacement.[LNB] Hammer time? Yakubu powers home a header against West Ham last month[LNB]He has battled back after a bad achilles injury but Everton manager David Moyes wants to bring in fresh options up front with Manchester City's Craig Bellamy among his targets. [LNB]A decent offer may tempt Everton to sell a player they bought for £11.25m in 2007.[LNB]West Ham are also likely to offload Ilan, Guillermo Franco and Alessandro Diamanti but are still interested in former Birmingham striker Christian Benitez, as Sportsmail revealed.[LNB]Moyes was in Turin on Saturday to watch Torino's Italy Under 21 international defender Angelo Ogbonna put on an impressive show against Vicenza. Moyes is also interested in Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.[LNB] West Ham to let £6m Green go... but timing of exit won't please CapelloSpurs target Pienaar puts off Everton contract talks until after World CupWEST HAM UNITED FC

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