West Ham United 'offered Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz'

Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz has reportedly emerged as an option for West Ham United ahead of the January transfer window.

Despite returning to the Bernabeu in 2018, the Brazilian has failed to hold down a place in the first XI.

Either side of his spell at Lyon during 2017-18, the 27-year-old has made just six starts in all competitions, with his other 35 outings coming from the substitutes' bench.

According to the Daily Mail, Real Madrid have offered West Ham the chance to sign the attacker at the beginning of 2021.

The report suggests that Los Blancos are happy to negotiate a temporary arrangement, aware that the majority of clubs will be against spending money at the midway point of the campaign.

Mariano has been given just 14 minutes of action by Zinedine Zidane this season.