As a journalist reveals the four intriguing names on West Ham’s summer striker target list, it appears the team can’t go wrong.
During his time at West Ham, David Moyes frequently lamented the lack of good strikers available on the transfer market.
After firing Sebastien Haller, Moyes waited almost two years to find a replacement in Gianluca Scamacca.
However, he was unable to make it work for West Ham either, and ten months later, the Italian was sold at a loss.
Since departing the Hammers, Haller and Scamacca have both excelled.
This indicates that West Ham is the issue, as does the performance of striker additions at other teams with comparable size and prominence to the Hammers.
It appears that Julen Lopetegui, the new head coach, disagrees with Moyes about forwards in the transfer market.
Lopetegui and Steidten looking to succeed where Moyes failed
Ask any West Ham fan where the Spaniard needs to strengthen most and the majority will say the same, up front and at centre-back.
At West Ham, Tim Steidten is said to have made it his main goal to bring in two central defenders and a new forward.
For the aging Danny Ings, things haven’t worked out, and he can be transferred.
Lately, Michail Antonio has rediscovered something. However, he will reach 35 the following season, and although Lopetegui and Steidten will still have a valuable addition to their team, they plan to look elsewhere for a legitimate new striker.
On a list sent to David Sullivan and Steidten earlier this month, Lopetegui’s striker target was exclusively disclosed by Hammers News.
It is that man Youssef En-Nesyri, who played his best football under the 57-year-old during their time together at Sevilla.
The Hammers do have other irons in the fire, though.
Journalist unveils four names on striker target list
And West Ham can’t go wrong as a journalist unveils the four names on the striker target list.
According to Give Me Sport’s Danny Rust, Steidten and Loptegui have four top quality strikers in their sights.
The plan is to sign one of them and any of the quartet would be a huge upgrade for West Ham.
Give Me Sport has confirmed what we told you weeks ago, that En-Nesyri is one of the four targets.
But it has now been revealed that En-Nesyri’s fellow African stars Victor Boniface and Serhou Guirassy, as well as Armando Broja, are the other three.
The exclusive report claims Bayer Leverkusen star Boniface is actually the prime target.
Rust says West Ham are huge admirers of Boniface.
That certainly tallies with reports back in January claiming the owners were going to back Steidten with a club record bid for the Nigerian.
“West Ham ‘really like’ Boniface, according to GMS sources, and technical director Tim Steidten is looking more seriously at potential frontman acquisitions ahead of the transfer window reopening for business in the coming weeks thanks to putting plans in place just a matter of days after Moyes’ second spell in the hot-seat came to an end,” the report claims.
There are doubts over Boniface’s availability, though. So En-Nesyri is second choice on the list ahead of Guirassy.
Hammers can’t go wrong with any of quartet
Finally the report claims West Ham will consider a move for longstanding target Broja if Chelsea lower their asking price.
The Slough-born Albanian clearly has no future at Chelsea and was loaned out to Fulham last season.
What a shortlist that is.
Moyes said there were no quality strikers out there for West Ham to sign.
But Lopetegui and Steidten will disprove that very swiftly if they can lure one of those four to the London Stadium.
Any of them would make a major difference. It would free Jarrod Bowen up to play in his preferred position on the right.
Mohammed Kudus could play in his own preferred position, central attacking midfield.
Old warhorse Antonio could then come in and play his part to share the workload.
