With the urgency increasing after Jarrod Bowen’s foot fracture, The Hammers are working actively to bring in a striker as soon as possible to supplement Niclas Fullkrug and Danny Ings: Neither would be first choice and so the next few weeks are going to be tough.
A host of £20 million level players have been linked with a move. Ipswich along with West Ham have been chasing Middlesborough’s Ivorian Emmanuel Latte Lath. Whilst the club and their manager would like to hold on to their player in a push for play-off places, Latte Lath’s agent is upbeat on his player moving this month.
Speaking to TuttoMercatoWeb last month, his agent confirmed:”Eight goals in the first part of the season and we expect something to happen in January. He is a striker, and strikers are always the subject of attention in the January transfer window.”
IN addition in the last couple of days, the good news is that it seems Ipswich have had their offer rejected. According to 1st January’s sportwitness.co.uk :“Emmanuel Latte Lath would like to join a club that can offer him a ‘better challenge’ than the one offered by Ipswich Town, who are currently in the relegation zone. West Ham could offer what he’s looking for”.
Having netter eight times in the championship this season, Latte Lath at 25 years old certainly fits the profile of West Ham’s stated aim to bring the best players from the championship into the squad, instead of buying expensive overseas players who might not settle. Hammers fans will be relieved just to see one new striker come through the door at London Stadium this summer – whoever it is.
