Dean White

Wed 12 May 2021 13:30, UK

West Ham have found themselves ahead of Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in the race to sign Slavia Prague forward Abdallah Sima, according to the Evening Standard.

The newspaper claims Arsenal also want to sign the 19-year-old, who’s been in stunning form in the Czech capital this season.

It is understood that an unnamed club has bid £25million for Sima and while he was valued at double that in January, it is expected that he’ll move on for a lot less.

The reason why West Ham find themselves as a frontrunner to sign Sima is because the Senegal international wants to move to the Premier League over other top leagues in Europe.

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Sima only touched down in Prague last year when Slavia Prague signed him from the academy of French club Evian.

He was originally intended to play in the Slavia B team but did so well in his opening forrays in the first-team that he cemented his spot in the Czech club’s starting line-up.

In total this season, Sima has made 36 appearances in all competitions, scored 19 goals and supplied eight assists.

Leicester failed to contain Sima in the Europa League earlier this year too when the Senegalese teenager scored against them to knock them out of the round of 32.

He also scored twice against OGC Nice in the group stages, so it’s not just small Czech minnows how Sima has proven lethal against.

For £50million, he’s an absolute no-go but the young attacker seems keen on a move to the Premier League and should be available for far less than that.

He can play on the right-wing or as a striker so there’s definitely a reason to think that he’d be a useful addition to David Moyes’ squad if we sign yet another player from Slavia Prague.

Maybe Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal can put in a good word.

In other West Ham news, the Hammers have been tipped to beat Aston Villa to this “major signing”.

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