Marek Hamsik

West Ham have become the latest club to enter the frame for Napoli shooting star Marek Hamsik.

Despite the Neapolitan side's best efforts to nip the transfer speculation in the bud by offering the highly talented 20-year-old midfielder a new contract despite the fact that he only just joined them last summer.

West Ham are hoping that their new technical chief Gianluca Nani will give them the edge, however, as he was the one who first signed Hamsik for Brescia in 2004.

Hamsik's agent has refused to be drawn out on any of the rumours, and when confronted about Chelsea's interest he simply said: "I cannot confirm nor refute this information."

"It has been published by Italian media, nothing about it has been in the English media," Juraj Venglos added.

"I don't want to make any further comments on this matter. Chelsea currently have different problems as they need to beat Manchester United to support their championship hopes."
Venglos did, however, confirm that they are currently engaged in talks over a new deal with Napoli.

"Of course, Napoli want to have Marek under the new contract," he added.
"The whole issue is not finished yet but it should be done in near future.
"The new contract will be preferable to Marek's current one. Most lately we have been discussing the length of the contract."