This summer, West Ham has expressed interest in signing Georges Mikautadze, a sensation from Georgia and an Ajax flop.

Now Le10Sport reports that Premier League side West Ham United have placed an offer with Metz to sign their star forward in the ongoing summer transfer window. The Hammers’s offer is reportedly much higher than the French club’s demand of €20m (£16m/$21m). The English club, however, will face competition from RC Lens and AS Monaco who are also keen on the 23-year-old.

• The Lyon youth product briefly joined Dutch giants Ajax in 2023 but the move did not work out as per plan and he was quickly loaned out to his former club Metz who has now made the signing permanent.

• WHAT NEXT FOR MIKAUTADZE?

  For now, the player remains focused on performing at the Euros and will be next seen in action against giants Spain in the round of 16 on Sun