Report – West Ham identify ‘clear priority’ in summer transfer window
West Ham will prioritise signing a striker in the summer transfer window, according to Claret & Hugh.
Despite spending a club record fee on Sebastien Haller last year, it is understood that the Hammers will look to reenter the market for another forward who can support the Frenchman.
The Irons also made a move to sign Albian Ajeti last summer, but the 23-year-old has struggled to impress manager David Moyes.
As a result, it is understood that West Ham will look to strengthen their forward line at the first possible opportunity.
A club source reportedly told Claret & Hugh: “It’s essential that we bring one in and it’s clear that is the priority.
“It’s been a worry all season and we need to get it right but like every club we need to shift players as well as get the right faces in.
“Whether we like it or not the books have to be balanced in difficult financial times.”
Is this the right move from the Hammers?
You’d be inclined to say yes, it is.
The Irons have not had the best of luck when it’s come to buying strikers during the Gold and Sullivan era, and in Ajeti, it looks as if they might have stumbled across another flop.
For his part, Haller has shown what he can do in flashes, but there has yet to be anywhere near the level of consistency required from him to suggest that he can carry the side’s goalscoring hopes on his own.
As such, another striker coming in, even as a deputy to the main man, could prove to be a very wise move, and one that could massively boost the Irons’ hopes of climbing the table next season.
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