Saudi Arabian side Al Ettifaq are pushing to sign West Ham’s Michail Antonio and should the forward leave, David Moyes has his eye on a long-term target at Chelsea.
Antonio has been a key member of Moyes’ squad in recent years but Steven Gerrard wants the 33-year-old to lead the line for him in the Middle East. Gianluca Scamacca is already at the London club following his move last summer and having experienced an underwhelming season last time around, the Italian will be looking to make up for that over the coming months.
However, Moyes is targeting another striker and according to Football Insider, Chelsea’s Armando Broja and Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri are on the Scottish coach’s shortlist at the London Stadium.
A cruciate ligament injury ruined the striker’s season with Chelsea after a promising loan spell at Southampton the year prior. The 21-year-old will be looking to bounce back during the upcoming campaign and Moyes hopes that will be in a West Ham shirt.
However, the report says that West Ham are keen to wrap up signings in central midfield and at centre-back first, before bringing a forward to the London Stadium. The willingness to add a midfielder to the squad comes as a result of Declan Rice leaving last week, but a new frontman is still a priority.
Although Antonio’s goal count wasn’t great , he was the only CF to look convincing at times for Westham . Westham would be better off keeping him for his final year rather than selling him for a couple of million , which is effectively nothing . Westham have shown many times already that they can take a world class striker and make him look like a dumpster fire . Sell Ings , because he is a dumpster fire and keep Scamacca and Mubama .
I think Mubama is ready to take the Antonio role
Yes, but the gaffer never trusts youth to do a job, and then sells them before they get a chance. Moses sometimes gives the kids 3 minutes of injury time, what is the point of a great youth set up if they never get in the first X1?
Moyes out
Maybe time to drop the sole striker anyway, and get back to the days of McAvennie and Cottee, that was exciting to watch.