By . Simon Jones . Stoke City have joined the clubs showing an interest in Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani. The . striker has impressed for Algeria at the World Cup and scored against . South Korea on Sunday. Attracting interest: Stoke and West Ham are keen on Islam Slimani . He was a target for West Ham earlier in the year . and they discussed a potential loan in January but now Sporting want to . cash-in. Sporting want £6.5m for the 26-year-old and that may put off Stoke and the Hammers, who are both keen to do a deal. Slimani scored nine goals in 26 games for the Portuguese outfit last season. Shop window: Slimani has impressed for Algeria at the World cup .
Sporting Lisbon star has caught the eye during the World Cup . Slimani scored in Sunday's 4-2 win against South Korea . Sporting Lisbon want £6.5m for the 26-year-old frontman .