Marcelo Bielsa is looking to bolster his forward line and want the forgetten Hammers forward to lead their promotion push.
The Yorkshire club is eyeing a loan move for the 26-year-old who barely featured for West Ham since joining from Preston for a fee in the region of £10 million in January.
Hugill arrived at West Ham on the back of a solid goalscoring record in the Championship, having registered 23 goals in 100 Championship games, but he was barely used by David Moyes.