AS Monaco are pushing to sign West Ham United striker Sebastien Haller.

The Daily Express says Monaco are clearing the decks as they prepare a move for West Ham's £45 million club-record flop Haller.

Haller only scored seven goals in his first season in the Premier League following his move from Eintracht Frankfurt and his former boss Niko Kovac has listed nine players he doesn't want.

The Hammers who missed a payment on Haller in May were due to make another payment on Saturday and a FIFA hearing took place in secret last week.

Kovac is keen for a reunion with the Frenchman, and the Hammers have been looking at Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi and Real Madrid's Luka Jovic who ironically is also on Kovac's shopping list.