West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan seems determined to back the manager Graham Potterand is even considering a double swoop forward this January.
West Ham enter the January market for a new striker after Fullkrug’s strike
Summer signing Niclas Füllkrug had just returned from an Achilles tendon problem and was beginning to find his feet, but it wasn’t long before the German was sidelined once again, this time with a hamstring injury.
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The 31-year-old has been ruled out for three months in a seismic blow for Potter (Gary Jacob), who only have one natural striker in the previously out-of-favour Danny Ings, with West Ham now looking to January for solutions.
While reporting that the RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva is closing in on a move to West Ham seems clear, Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg has reported that the Hammers are serious about a potential deal for Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi and talks are apparently ongoing.
The Nigerian is behind Forest star Chris Wood at the behest of Nuno Espirito Santo, so much so that the Nigerian has been linked with a move away from the City Ground before February 3.
Awoniyi picked up a flyer at the start of 2023/24 but underwent groin surgery midway through the campaign and hasn’t really been able to return to form since – with Wood scoring for fun in the African’s place.
West Ham could also look to sign Evan Ferguson on loan from Brighton towards the end of the window if a move for Awoniyi fails, so there are plenty of options for Sullivan, who is taking a more hands-on approach to transfers this window.
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West Ham’s next five Premier League games |
Date |
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Crystal Palace (home) |
January 18 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
January 26 |
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Chelsea (away) |
February 3 |
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Brentford (home) |
February 15 |
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Arsenal (away) |
February 22 |
“Even more power will be in the hands of David Sullivan as chairman and co-owner of West Ham, and that includes January recruitment.” he said David Ornstein recently.
“They need to strengthen their attack in the absence of Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen.”
Marcus Rashford opened to move to West Ham as Sullivan eyes two strikers
One of them is the Man United striker Marcus Rashfordwho is widely tipped to leave Old Trafford this month after falling out of favor under Ruben Amorim.
The England international is attracting interest from Europe, notably AC Milan, and should a move there fall through, then GiveMeSport claim that Rashford would be ready to move to West Ham and has not ruled out joining Potter’s side on loan behind the scenes.
GMS also report that the East Londoners could even look to sign two forwards instead of one this month, which would be quite a show of ambition on Potter’s behalf.
Back to Rashford, if West Ham wanted a permanent deal in the future, he would apparently cost around £40 million.
2025-01-17 15:41:00
