Pundit: West Ham should sign Gabriel Jesus from Man City, he’s ‘better than Lacazette’
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West Ham United’s pursuit of a striker in the summer might be an erratic one but Frank McAvennie has identified who they should be targeting.
The Irons have been linked with making an offer for Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette as the Frenchman continues to be embroiled in a contract stalemate at the Emirates [TEAMtalk].
David Moyes is keen to bring someone in to cover for Jamaican international Michail Antonio who is currently the only senior striker at the club and has played a lot of games this season at 31 years of age.
Ex-Hammer McAvennie though thinks Moyes should steer clear of Lacazette and instead go big and try to sign Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus.
“Jesus isn’t getting a game at Man City,” McAvennie said exclusively to West Ham Zone. “I wouldn’t mind him at West Ham.
“He’s better than Lacazette for me so I would want him; he scores great goals.”
The 24-year-old, who has already received a whopping 54 caps for Brazil, scoring 18 times, is stuck on Pep Guardiola’s bench at the Etihad Stadium as the Citizens look to win back-to-back Premier League titles.
Should he become unsettled at his lack of playing time, West Ham need to be on the ball to offer him an exciting alternative with the club on the up over the past two seasons.
Whether the player would be interested in a switch to the London Stadium is unknown but he would be a sensational purchase of the club could pull it off.
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