AHMED Elmohamady is wanted by promotion- chasing West Ham.
Sunderland�s Egyptian winger admitted this week that his future may lie away from Wearside, after failing to make a single start under Martin O�Neill.
And the Hammers could offer him an escape route � but only if Sam Allardyce�s side return to the Premier League.
Elmohamady is only interested in joining another top-flight side in England and that means any move to Upton Park would depend on how West Ham fare in the play-offs if they fail to secure automatic promotion.
The 24-year-old appears to have no future at Sunderland under O�Neill, after being restricted to just 32 minutes in seven sub appearances since the Irishman took over at the beginning of December.
O�Neill even allowed him to link up with his national side for a training camp this month.
