West Ham’s hunt for a brand new striker is about to pull on till the summer time. Whereas there’s all the time the potential for making Evan Ferguson’s mortgage from Brighton everlasting, it stays to be seen how a lot of his goal-scoring contact the ahead is ready to regain over the following six months. Nonetheless, it has emerged that the Hammers are monitoring one other terrific offensive possibility.
The Guardian has reported that West Ham are eager on signing Lille striker Jonathan David this summer time. The Canadian worldwide confirmed plans to go away the Ligue 1 facet as a free agent on the finish of this season with Manchester United amongst these keen on him as effectively. As per the supply, Hammers boss Graham Potters views David as a ‘high goal’.
West Ham transfer not possible
Jonathan David’s plans of departing Lille come off the again of curiosity in his companies from a number of of the world’s largest golf equipment. Barring Manchester United, Arsenal in addition to Barcelona have come into the image over current weeks with the participant anticipated to decide on a facet that may enable him to compete on the highest stage.
West Ham, regrettably, are a notch or two beneath David’s desired stage in the intervening time. His explosive season which has seen him bag 20 targets and 9 assists to date in all competitions, together with within the Champions League, is understandably rewarding of a swoop to a facet that may contend repeatedly for league titles alongside being a perennial European Cup participant too.
The Hammers, during the last 12 months particularly, haven’t shied away from competing with the larger gamers for transfers, though going shoulder-to-shoulder with a few of David’s suitors would possibly show too massive a process for them. Consequently, all indicators level in direction of the transfer not going the way in which West Ham would really like, particularly contemplating that a number of golf equipment will lay a crimson carpet for him to hitch on a free switch.
