West Ham United transfer news as £17m+ bid needed to sign Viktor Gyokores – Sky Sports
West Ham United are among a whole host of clubs interested in signing Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres this summer, according to Sky Sports.
The Sky Blues hotshot has enjoyed a sensational 2022/23 campaign, notching 21 goals from 49 Championship games this season.
The Swede forward is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs as a result, with Fulham, Wolves, Crystal Palace and the Hammers all interested [Sky Sports, 7 June].
According to Sky Sports, [7 June, 15:16] Portuguese giants Sporting are also interested in Gyokere’s services and Coventry are believed to want in excess of £17m (€20m) for his services this summer.
Intense battle
West Ham United certainly face a gruelling battle for Gyokere, with Fulham, Wolves and Crystal Palace also rightly in desperate need of his talented services.
However, none of them could be more desperate than the Hammers who could well be set to lose both Gianluca Scamacca and Michail Antonio, which potentially leaves Danny Ings as their only first-team striking options.
Coventry’s exceptional hitman Gyokeres certainly fits the bill at the London Stadium, given his wonderful and consistent knack for scoring goals and his arguable readiness to compete at the top level of English football.
The Swedish international registered a sensational 21 goals and 12 assists in the Championship and 17 goals and five assists the previous season, becoming one of the country’s hottest goalscoring commodities and with his contract at the Sky Blues coming to an end in a year’s time, they may well be tempted to cash in this summer.
And given the potential war chest West Ham United may well possess this summer, following the big-money sale of Declan Rice, £17m for Gyokeres’ services seems an absolute snip for the Hammers to pursue.
However, the Irons have to contend with a number of alternative attractive suitors. It’s going to be an intense battle for his services this summer.