West Ham are on the hunt for prolific Icelandic attacker Gudmundsson but are expected to face stiff competition for his signature.

It has become painfully clear this season how much West Ham need to sign a goal scorer. While Bowen has been doing excellently, he can not do it all alone. West Ham have not helped themselves by selling both Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals, leaving Cornet as the only winger (who Moyes rarely gives a chance).

Luckily, the club are keen to bring in a left winger with an eye for goal after failing to bring one in last month. This has led them to Albert Gudmundsson as a potential suitor, according to Caught Offside. 

The Iceland international can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger and has been on fire this season. He has scored 9 goals and assisted further 2 in 22 Serie A games this term. 

Genoa are reportedly open to cashing in on one of their star players, but there are expected to be a number of clubs interested in acquiring his services. If they want to make things easy for themselves, they will act as soon as the Summer window opens. However, knowing how the board operates, it is hard to imagine this happening.

Standing at 6ft tall, he could be the perfect player to slot in on the left hand side playing as a wide forward. Although the Hammers have not had too much success when buying from the Italian league in recent years, Gudmundsson really could be the one who makes the leap up to the Premier League.