Reputable West Ham insider ExWHUemployee has hinted that the club could reignite their interest in Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri this summer.
Hammers manager David Moyes decided against signing a striker in January despite allowing Sebastien Haller to leave, leading to the possibility taht a reliable scorer will be high on the list of priorities when the next transfer window opens.
Having reportedly had bids rejected by Sevilla for the 23-year-old Moroccan, Ex has claimed that the Irons still hold out hope of landing their man. He told the latest West Ham Way podcast:
A forward will be the target in the summer. Sevilla have started to make moves to sign another forward which does suggest that the signing of for Youssef En-Nesyri is the one we are most likely to pursue. He’s someone we will look to pursue again in the summer.
Recent reports from Spain would back up those claims as Sevilla seem to be prepare for life after the Moroccan, who already has 13 La Liga goals this season.
Furthermore, to add to his impressive goal haul this term, En-Nesyri has been clocked as the fifth-fastest player in the 2020/21 Champions League, coming in at 33.1 km/h – tied with Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe.
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For a short while it had seemed as though Moyes may have opted against signing anyone other than the Moroccan after his comments suggesting that the club were unwilling to replicate mistakes of the past.
Although it was an undoubted risk not signing a striker in January, if it mean the Hammers can land an emerging talent like En-Neysri in the summer, it may just have been a gamble worth taking.
