The 25-year-old Mali international has scored four goals in 18 appearances for the Hammers this season.
The French club are now keen to bring in the forward as a replacement for Loic Remy, according to talkSPORT.
Remy recently completed an £8m move to Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 26 |
| 2 | Marseille | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | MonacoMonaco | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Nice | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Lyon | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Lens | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Reims | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Brest | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Rennes | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | NantesNantes | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | Le HavreLe Havre | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 4 |
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