West Ham set for £150m summer spree as club edge closer to sign Broja, Onana, Lingard
West Ham United are set for a £150m spree as they are nearing the triple signing of Armando Broja, Jesse Lingard and Amadou Onana, according to the Evening Standard.
The Hammers have already signed defender Nayef Aguerd for £28 million, midfielder Flynn Downes for £9 million and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola for £7.75 million.
As per the latest report, they are now edging closer to triple signing which would take their overall spending to over £100 million.
The report further stated that even if David Moyes gets those deals over the line, the Irons will still be looking to sign a few more players including a left-back and a wide forward as talk continue to sign Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca.
West Ham are preparing for the second successive season in a European competition. Even though it was an achievement to get to their first Europa League semi-finals, they would’ve been disappointed after their loss against Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, with a year of European experience under their belt, manager Moyes will want to improve things further in the next season.
He has already signed a highly-rated defender in Aguerd who will bring much-needed stability at the back. However, there are loopholes in the midfield and in the attacking department that can be clearly seen.
Mark Noble has retired from football and Alex Kral has left on loan to Spartak Moscow and therefore, the signing of Lingard and Onana is a big necessity.
The England international has already shown before what he can do at the London Stadium when he scored nine goals and provided four assists in six months with the club.
Apart from the midfield, the striker position is also under a question mark as Michael Antonio struggled with fitness concerns.
Therefore, the signing of a young striker in Broja will bring goals to the team and will also increase pressure on the Jamaica international to keep his performance graph up.