What West Ham are now prepared to do to seal Troy Parrott transfer

West Ham United are eager to get a deal completed for AZ Alkmaar striker Troy Parrott.

Over the last few days, the Irishman has emerged as a concrete option for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, who seemingly want to add more goals to the squad.

Parrott recently enjoyed one of his better seasons and has been angling for a move this summer.

Despite the Irons being in the Championship, that has not ruled them out of securing a deal.

With the season just a week away from starting, West Ham have only completed two permanent deals so far.

Joel Veltman has arrived following the decision to activate Keiber Lamadrid's option to buy, with Parrott poised to be next.

How big are West Ham going for Troy Parrott?

West Ham are hoping to beat out plenty of competition to the signing of Parrott, and they are boosted due to his wishes.

Clubs such as Ajax, Como, PSV Eindhoven and Real Betis are all hoping to sign the striker.

However, it has been said that Parrott wants to return to London this summer and that is a dream that the Hammers can provide.

Now, a move for the 24-year-old could begin to gather steam amid the latest report from the Daily Mail.

They share that the Irons are willing to break the Championship record of £17.5million to sign Parrott, but more importantly that talks are now open with AZ.

With AZ's head coach admitting that Parrott will leave, you would suspect the Irons to ramp up that pursuit.

How Parrott would be an ambitious coup for West Ham

Amid the ongoing uncertainty about West Ham's ownership, getting a deal over the line for Parrott would be a remarkable showing of ambition.

The striker is wanted by clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League this upcoming season.

However, it does go to show how big of a club the Irons truly are that when they are in the second tier, they can still compete for this calibre of player.

Parrott is capable of competing at a higher-level but he would provide a significant boost to West Ham's promotion hopes.

The Irons need to get this deal over the line before any other interested party can convince him of their project and complete a hijack in the race,