West Ham seem to have cornered the market for Premier League sides interested in talent coming out of Prague after the Hammers were linked by Claret & Hugh with a double swoop for two key players from Czech side Slavia Praha.
19-year-old Senegalese forward Abdallah Sima, who is also adept out on the right wing, was previously linked with the Hammers – though it is now understood that the Hammers are also interested in Slavia’s goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar.
The former has impressed in a breakout season in both the Czech and Europa leagues, with the young attacker Sima already having tallied 9 goals during the campaign so far.
The promising teenager was recently endorsed by ex-Slavia man Tomas Soucek, with the defensive midfielder expressing his delight at what he has seen so far from the young prodigy – though he stopped short of saying he was a certain future star of the Premier League.
Equally, Kolar has boasted an impressive record in all competitions during the current campaign.
The 26-year-old has staggeringly managed to keep 8 clean sheets in just 11 games this season, conceding just three goals so far.
His impressive performances, especially in the Europa League, have seemingly caught the eye of West Ham scouts who are likely eyeing a long-term replacement to current no. 1 Lukasz Fabianski.
West Ham have bought both Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal in recent windows directly from the Czech league.
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Both players will represent shrewd acquisitions by the Hammers, were a double swoop to go ahead.
At 19, Sima possesses strong potential to improve and could provide initial cover to the likes of Michail Antonio and Sebastien Haller as he learns from those around him.
More importantly, Kolar could prove to be the ideal long-term replacement for Lukasz Fabianski.
The Polish ‘keeper is 35 years of age, and will likely have one eye fixed on retirement.
