Hull City tabled an offer for Angers SCO's Nicolas Pepe on Monday evening.
Get French Football News colleague Manu Lonjon has revealed that the Tigers bid £7.7million (€9m) for the 21-year-old winger.
Angers have also received offers from Olympique Marseille, Olympique Lyon and Lille for Pepe this month but the proposal from Marco Silva's club is believed to be the highest and is being seriously considered.
Pepe has scored three goals in 19 Ligue 1 outings this season.