Having sold Gianluca Scamacca already this summer, West Ham are in the market for a target man, and their prayers could soon be answered after it was revealed they’re now the favourites to land an international-class striker.
As hard to beat as the Hammers can be sometimes, David Moyes will know that with the addition of a top-quality striker who knows where the goal is, his squad have a better chance of success during the 2023/24 season.
Though they still have Michail Antonio in situ, the striker is already 33 years of age and can’t be relied upon again to be West Ham’s main source of goals.
With 10 days left of the transfer window there’s enough time to push through a deal or two, particularly if the groundwork to the deal has been scoped out already.
To that end, the Hammers are now in pole position to sign £325k per week (via Capology) front man, Romelu Lukaku from London rivals, Chelsea, according to Football Transfers.
It would be quite the turnaround for the Belgian given that he was odds on to make a permanent move to Inter Milan earlier in the window, only to apparently scupper it by entering into secret negotiations with Juventus.
With the only other potential option at this stage being a move to Saudi Arabia, it appears that David Moyes has a free run at bringing the player to the London Stadium.
All it needs is for Lukaku to give any deal the thumbs up.
Although Lukaku to Westham would be a great signing , there is no chance of Westham paying 325,000 a week salary . Westham would struggle to pay half of that and don’t pay more than 150,000 to anyone . Dream on , move on .
My thoughts too, 1.3M per month for someone who spends half his time injured? WHU buy players for that.