West Ham and Everton are among the six Premier League clubs vying to bring former Super Eagles player, Odion Ighalo, back to England.

Ighalo, who currently plays for Shenhua in the Chinese Super League, has been previously linked with a move to his former club, Watford, but British tabloid Liverpoolecho and Hammersnews on Monday both wrote that the fight for the Nigerian is on the rise.

Watford are one of those interested in the 30-year-old with Everton, Newcastle United, Southampton and Crystal Palace completing the sextet.

The 35-cap Nigeria international scored 20 goals to get Watford promoted in 2015 and then backed that up with 17 goals in 42 games the following season.

However, in the 2016/17 season, he only managed one Premier League goal in 18 matches before moving to China, joining Changchun Yatai before his February 2019 switch to Shenhua.

The 30-year-old has scored 10 goals for the Chinese club from 17 league appearances this season.