West Ham now they have set about solving their problems at the top of the pitch, putting in a bid to sign a “special” new striker for Graham Potter in the coming weeks, with the player himself set to make the move.
West Ham are facing a striker crisis
Graham Potter’s first game in charge of West Ham led to elimination from the FA Cup thanks to his colleagues Premier League of the Aston Villa team, which came to a 2-1 victory over the Hammers.
But his task, to improve West Ham’s current form and lift them from 14th place in League One, got off to the worst possible start. This came after summer signing Niclas Fullkrug was injured after just 15 minutes of the game and had to be replaced by veteran Danny Ings.
This is reported by The Times the German national team striker will take a break for three months with his latest hamstring injury, just recovering from his latest long-term setback.
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Because of this, the Hammers are terribly short in attack. Michail Antonio is still recovering from a car accident and may not feature again this season, while Jarrod Bowen has suffered a broken foot and is expected to be out for a few more weeks before returning to first-team action, leaving only Ings as recognized a senior forward that Potter could call upon.
According to Fabrizio Romano, West Ham plan to resolve this in the January market and are ready to “bring in a new striker in the coming days/weeks” and have now made a bid for a familiar face.
West Ham table offer for “special” striker
It comes as a Boot Room report that it is The Hammers have once again made an offer for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran this window while they want to solve their problems with attackers. The London side wanted to sign him in the summer window and they were in protracted talks over a move only for it to break down, with the Colombian signing a new deal at Villa Park instead.
However, he is once again the subject of intense speculation after starting just four Premier League games this season, despite scoring 7 times in the top flight so far.
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Jhon Duran in the Premier League 24/25 |
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Appearances |
18 |
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It starts |
4 |
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Objectives |
7 |
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Assists |
0 |
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Minutes per goal/assist |
84.5 |
Current boss Unai Emery called him “special”., Paris Saint Germain are said to be delightedand now West Ham has thrown its hat into the ring. According to the report, the Hammers made a bid “in excess” of £30m to sign the 21-year-old striker, but Villa quickly rejected it, with the offer being ‘miles away’ from their valuation of the young striker. .
For his part, Duran is understood to be open to a move to the London Stadium as he seeks regular starting opportunities, something that is rare with Ollie Watkins clearly Emery’s favored option to lead the line in the center of the country.
However, with four and a half years left to go £75,000 per week contract in the Midlands it would take a hefty sum to prize him away from Villa Park.
