West Ham transfer news: Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic set to snub Hammers to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian in £33m move
Croat has been on Irons boss Slaven Bilic's radar but looks likely to join Fabio Cannavaro's side in £200k-a-week deal
WEST HAM are set to lose transfer target Nikola Kalinic to the Chinese Super League this month, according to reports.
Fiorentina striker Kalinic, 28, looks likely to joins Italian legend Fabio Cannavaro's Tianjin Quanjian in a move worth around £33million.
The Croat is set to trouser about £200,000 a week at Quanjian - the same club who had hoped to sign Diego Costa in January - according to .
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West Ham have reportedly been monitoring Kalinic's situation in Serie A.
Fiorentina had previously insisted the former Blackburn forward was not for sale, but it is thought he has fallen down the pecking order since.
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A summer move for Kalinic was potentially on the cards, with Slaven Bilic wanting to inject some firepower into his squad.
The Hammers boss is relying on injury-prone hitman Andy Carroll, who has scored six times this season, to lead the line.
Bilic turned down the chance to sign Scott Hogan from Brentford in order to save up for a better option in the summer.
Hogan, who scored 14 goals for the Bees this term, has since joined Aston Villa.
