Friday, July 15

A striker on the way?

We're still striker light, with Moyes' search seemingly taking longer than Lord of the Rings, though the Irons are after Chelsea's Armando Broja, who really troubled the WHU defence with his pace last season. It's also reported that West Ham have put in a £34m offer for Sassuolo's Gianlucca Scamacca, who sounds like he could be part of the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody, and is an Italian international. Macca would be an easy nickname, which is always worth considering when making a signing.

Two extra strikers would be ideal, though you do wonder if the Hammers are being too ambitious in their targets. Phillips and Raphina were never likely to leave Leeds for West Ham in January (and ended up at Man City and Barcelona) while another reported target, Darwin Nunez, held out of a move to Liverpool this summer. Chelsea might yet want to keep Broja, so perhaps a hungry striker from the Championship, like Blackburn's Ben Brereton Diaz, might yet be our best option. Though if we do get Broja, even on loan, it would certainly be exciting.

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