According to The Pitch Prospect, West Ham are interested in signing Marseille striker Elye Wahi.
Wahi, who only signed for his current club from Lens last summer, is valued at around £25m.
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The 22-year-old has scored three goals in 14 appearances for the club, but has only featured seven times in the starting XI in Ligue 1 this season.
West Ham also have Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi on their radar following Niclas Fullkrug’s recent injury.
The Pitch Prospect understands Fullkrug will be out for three months with a hamstring injury he sustained against Aston Villa.
Awoniyi was Forest’s top scorer in their 2022/23 Premier League comeback season with ten goals.
However, he has only scored seven more goals since then, with the striker missing much of last year due to injury.
The 27-year-old has played just 382 minutes under Nuno Espirito Santo this season and has made just two appearances in the Premier League.
He scored his first and only goal of the season as a substitute in Wolves’ 3-0 league win last week.
West Ham currently have a fit striker in their squad, with Danny Ings coming on for Fullkrug in the FA Cup defeat at Villa.
Speaking about the injured German, head coach Graham Potter said on Monday: “It’s fair to say it’s a significant injury.”
“Anyone watching the game knows that when a player reacts like that, something pretty serious has happened.”
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“So I would suggest that it is still too early to make a full diagnosis, but still important it will take a few more weeks.”
“Will it take months? A number of weeks probably adds up to months, yes. So yeah, I would say that.”
The Hammers will also be without Michail Antonio as he recovers from a broken leg sustained in a horrific car accident last month.
Club captain Jarrod Bowen is once again missing from West Ham’s offensive line due to a broken foot.