Sunderland and West Ham United are in contact with Juventus for Fabio Quagliarella.
Juve GM Beppe Marotta has put the centre-forward up for sale and is inviting offers from England.
Norwich City have dropped out of the running, as Sunderland and West Ham push to agree terms with Juve for Quagliarella.
The striker's former Juve teammate, Emanuele Giaccherini, has urged Quagliarella to join him at Sunderland.
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