Sky: West Ham & Wolves interested in move for Edin Dzeko
West Ham are interested in signing Roma’s Edin Dzeko this month, according to a report from Sky Italia.
Wolves are also rumoured to want with the striker so a transfer battle between the clubs could ensue.
However, the 34-year-old is not believed to be keen on a move to either team, with Juventus also recently linked with the Bosnia international.
One to avoid
Dzeko is a player who has performed at the highest level in his career, but his best days are behind him.
This potential move reeks of signings like Samir Nasri, Javier Hernandez and Patrice Evra who all flopped in East London.
It is time we put this transfer strategy firmly behind us and begin concentrating on exciting, young talent.
Signing Dzeko would be an attempt at a short-term fix to what is really a long-term issue.
Michail Antonio is the only senior striker left in the squad, and in order to replace Sebastien Haller we need a player who can serve us for years to come.
At 30, Antonio is not getting younger, so now is the right time to bed in a suitable understudy – a player who can develop and improve unlike Dzeko.
Jarrod Bowen is a player that illustrates what we should be doing.
We took a bit of a risk in spending £20million on an unproven Premier League player, but he has looked every bit the part since signing.
As a result, the club ought to pay attention to names like Ivan Toney and Adam Armstrong, both of whom have scored 16 Championship goals this term.
Such targets would have a desire to prove themselves at this level and for a club like ours.
Dzeko unlikely possesses such motivation and could instead see us as a final payday, just as other big-name players have in the past.
We trust David Moyes to take a sensible approach as he has made sensible additions over the past year, and that hopefully means Dzeko does not arrive.
In other West Ham news, the club are preparing to submit a new and improved bid for 29y/o striker.