Last Updated: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:33
West Ham have been tipped to make a summer swoop for Turkish side Trabzonspor's South Korean international midfielder Lee Eul-yong.
Hammers boss Alan Pardew is refusing to rest on his laurels after guiding the side to a comfortable mid-table finish in their first season back in the Premiership with the added bonus of an FA Cup final to look forward to against Liverpool on May 13.
He is set to be handed around £10million to spend on bolstering the squad and it appears that he has already drawn up a list of potential summer transfer targets with Lee reportedly on it.
The 30-year-old combative midfielder is out of contract in the summer and is reportedly ready to try his hand on foreign shores once more with plenty of clubs expected to battle it out for his signature.
Pardew will look to add him to the squad as back up for the likes of Nigel Reo-Coker and Hayden Mullins so could miss out to a side who would be willing to offer Lee regular first-team action.