West Ham United want Troyes midfielder Martin Adeline | OneFootball

West Ham United are interested in signing Troyes midfielder Martin Adeline this summer, according to the Daily Mail.

The Hammers are expected to sell Mateus Fernandes for around £80 million, and Adeline is eyed as a replacement.

The 22-year-old Frenchman has been identified as someone capable of pulling the strings in midfield to help West Ham earn promotion out of the Championship next season.

Adeline bagged 11 goals and 13 assists in all competitions for Troyes last season. He played a key role as they won promotion to Ligue 1.

However, West Ham will face competition from RC Lens, FC Lorient and Hamburg SV for the France youth international.

A move to England could appeal to Adeline, but convincing him to ditch Ligue 1 for the Championship could be tricky.

The Hammers could be without Soungoutou Magassa, Crysencio Summerville, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean Clair Todibo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Taty Castellanos and Edson Alvarez next season.

They are desperate to raise over £100m following relegation, and a huge squad overhaul is on the cards.

West Ham will have to be smart with their recruitment this summer and are looking to appoint a new head of technical recruitment after Max Hahn resigned last week.

They need players capable of making an impact in the Championship, and Adeline knows one or two things about fighting for promotion.

More targets will emerge in the coming weeks and months, and Nuno will hope to get things right to boost his club’s chances of hitting the ground running.