West Ham’s hunt for a brand new striker is about to tug on till the summer season. Whereas there may be at all times the opportunity of 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 subsequent 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 season. 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 enthusiastic about him as effectively. As per the supply, Hammers boss Graham Potters views David as a ‘high goal’.
West Ham transfer most unlikely
Jonathan David’s plans of departing Lille come off the again of curiosity in his companies from a number of of the world’s greatest golf equipment. Barring Manchester United, Arsenal in addition to Barcelona have come into the image over latest weeks with the participant anticipated to decide on a facet that can enable him to compete on the highest degree.
West Ham, regrettably, are a notch or two beneath David’s desired degree in the meanwhile. His explosive season which has seen him bag 20 objectives and 9 assists up to now in all competitions, together with within the Champions League, is understandably rewarding of a swoop to a facet that may contend frequently for league titles alongside being a perennial European Cup participant too.
The Hammers, over the past 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 large a activity for them. In consequence, all indicators level in direction of the transfer not going the best way West Ham would love, particularly contemplating that a number of golf equipment will lay a crimson carpet for him to affix on a free switch.
