According to The Guardian sport's deputy news editor Ed Aarons via his official Twitter account, Everton are one of the clubs interested in signing young Lille forward Martin Terrier before the January transfer window slams shut, with a fee for the 20-year-old likely to be around £13m.

Aarons says that the Toffees, along with Premier League rivals Bournemouth and Ligue 1 outfit Lyon, are all keen on the France U21 international, who is currently catching the eye of many teams with his performances on loan at Strasbourg and for his country.

The Merseyside outfit have already completed a £27m deal to sign Cenk Tosun from Besiktas and are closing in on the £20m addition of Theo Walcott from Arsenal, but it appears as though Sam Allardyce isn't finished there as he is linked with yet another attacking player.

Meanwhile, West Ham United's revival under David Moyes continued as they beat Huddersfield Town 4-1 at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday, but the impressive result won't see the Scot get complacent with his side just five points above the relegation zone.

The former Manchester United and Toffees boss will still be looking to strengthen his squad before January 31, and bringing Terrier to the London Stadium could prove to be a shrewd move.

Here are three reasons West Ham must hijack Everton's bid to sign the forward…

They may need a new one

As things stand West Ham are well stocked in attacking areas, but since the January transfer window opened Diafra Sakho, Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll have all been linked with moves away from the London Stadium, with the Irons reported to be willing to listen to offers for former duo, while they are understood to want £35m for the latter.

If one or even two of those do go before the end of the month, David Moyes may well consider bringing in a new forward to the club, and Terrier could be the answer for the east London outfit.

Potential

After scoring two goals in 15 appearances for Lille the versatile attacker – who has played on both wings and as a centre-forward this season – joined Strasbourg on loan during the summer, and he has shown the potential he has by scoring three goals and providing a further two assists in 14 Ligue 1 outings.

According to WhoScored.com, his main strengths are his defensive contributions, ability to win aerial duels, holding on to the ball and his long shots.

The stats certainly back that up as he has won 27 tackles, made seven interceptions and won 25 of the 55 aerial duels he has faced.

His prolific goalscoring record for the France U21 side will also have caught the eye, as he has seven goals in five caps for his country.

Price tag

While Moyes should have a decent budget to spend this month if he needs to, it still won't be huge and West Ham will likely not be going out and spending huge amounts on one player.

In that respect, bringing in an individual like Terrier who is impressing now and has plenty of potential to improve in the future – as well as possibly becoming a full France international – for around £13m should appeal to the Irons, and they need to be competing with a rival like Everton for promising youngsters like the Frenchman.

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