An interesting claim has surfaced via the channel West Ham United Follow a new striker for the manager Graham Potterwith the Irons potentially closing in on their replacement for Niklas Volkrug and Michail Antonio.
West Ham target new striker after injury blows
Summer signing Volkrug will be out for the foreseeable future after suffering a hamstring problem, while a broken leg as a result of Antonio's horrific car accident is expected to keep him out of action for more than a year.
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As a result, Potter is sorely lacking in natural attacking options, and star winger Jarrod Bowen is also unavailable to play there in a caretaker role – as he often did under Julen Lopetegui before the Spaniard's dismissal.
Some good news for West Ham is that Bowen is targeting an earlier return than expected, as Potter confirmed in a recent press conference.
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Crystal Palace (home) |
January 18 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
January 26 |
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Chelsea (out) |
February 3 |
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Brentford (home) |
February 15 |
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Arsenal (out) |
February 22 |
“I think if you talked to Jarrod, he'd try to tell you he's ahead of schedule, for sure.” He said Potter on Bowen's injury. “He's doing everything he can to get on the field as quickly as possible. We just need to make sure it's in a safe way, and it's a good way for him, because we want him back, and we want him to stay again.”
“But you know Jarrod – he wants to be there, he wants to play, and we're trying to control him and not the other way around. It's great to have him around.”
Although Bowen could be an option in the No. 9 round sooner rather than later, reports still indicate that Potter is more keen for West Ham to sign a new striker before the deadline.
It is reliably believed that the Hammers are interested in Marseille striker Illy Wahi (Ben Jacobs), while Sky Germany correspondent Florian Plettenberg reported this West Ham have begun talks over signing Taiwo Awonyi.
Andre Silva is 'about to leave' from RB Leipzig to West Ham
According to what was reported by the German newspaper BILD (via Sport Witness), the RB Leipzig striker Andrew Silva It's on their target list, and it's much more advanced than that.
The outlet boldly claims so Silva is on the verge of leaving Leipzig and joining West Hamwith there being serious belief that the Portuguese international is on the verge of a move to the London Stadium.
The 29-year-old will also be left out of the squad for Leipzig's match against Stuttgart on Wednesday night, as a direct result of his pending suspension. Premier League Move around, so this could be one to watch.
This comes after what was reported by German media Extensive preliminary talks with West Ham over Silva occurred earlier this weekso their national press seems to be picking up on some serious noise £81,000 per week The striker's next club could be the Hammers.
The former Leipzig coach called him “a striker in excellent form”. Marco RoseSilva boasts a total of 121 career goals across spells at a range of top teams.
