West Ham have made a bid of more than £34m for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, but the Serie A side value the Italian at around £42.6m.
Positive discussions are ongoing between the clubs over the 23-year-old, who scored 16 goals in 36 Serie A appearances last season for Sassuolo.
West Ham also remain interested in Chelsea striker Armando Broja and dialogue between the clubs remains open.
But Blues boss Thomas Tuchel recently played down talk that the 20-year-old is set to leave the club this summer
The Irons are also awaiting a response from Lille over the potential transfer of midfielder Amadou Onana.
