West Ham United failed with a deadline day bid for NEC striker Bjorn Vleminckx.
The Daily Mail says the Hammers are understood to have had a late bid for the Belgian rejected.
The 25-year-old has scored 17 goals in 21 league appearances this season and scouts from Fulham, Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers have also watched him.
NEC sporting director Carlos Aalbers said: "Their official offer was way below our asking price, so we've turned them down."
