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title: "Gabriel Agbonlahor urges West Ham to sign Chris Wood this summer"
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author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-06-10T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-06-10T16:00:00Z"
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# Gabriel Agbonlahor urges West Ham to sign Chris Wood this summer

Former Premier League striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/06/10/west-ham-interested-in-slavia-prague-defender-david-zima/) to make a move for Burnley striker [Chris Wood](https://readwestham.com/2021/06/08/west-ham-discover-25million-plus-asking-price-for-chris-wood/) this summer.

As Hammers boss David Moyes looks to bolster the forward options at the London Stadium, Wood has been [linked](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/transfer-news/chris-wood-west-ham-transfer-20770564) with the role in recent weeks.

The 6’3 New Zealand international managed [12 Premier League goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdaten/spieler/108725) last season – two more than Michail Antonio and Tomas Soucek’s [joint high 10](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham-united/top-scorers) for the Irons.

Despite[reports claiming](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/west-ham-discover-%C2%A325million-plus-asking-price-for-chris-wood/ar-AAKPGcs) the Clarets would demand a fee in the region of £25million for the 29-year-old, Agbonlahor has told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/agbonlahor-reveals-what-makes-wood-special-as-west-ham-make-move/) that Wood will offer plenty to Moyes’ side.

> Wood’s a very, very good player and wherever he goes, that team is going to get goals out of him. Maybe West Ham would be good. They’ve only got (Michail) Antonio so they need to cover and maybe he could give them a different style of player. You don’t want the same type of striker on the bench. They’ve got the Europa League too, so West Ham probably need two more strikers. Wood would be a good option.

Agbonlahor went on to state it was perhaps ‘now or never’ for the [56-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/nationalmannschaft/spieler/108725/verein_id/9171) ace to move to a club competing on the European front.

Wood has become somewhat of a seasoned veteran in the English top-flight – hitting [double figures](https://www.premierleague.com/players/3756/Chris-Wood/overview) in four consecutive campaigns.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Signing the powerful Kiwi would certainly provide Moyes with a [ready-made](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/108725) Premier League goalscorer.

However, the mooted asking price seems unreasonably high given the striker’s age and [chequered](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/verletzungen/spieler/108725) injury history.

When a 23-year-old Tammy Abraham is [available for £40million](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/04/28/chelsea-ready-offload-tammy-abraham-40m-club-plot-overhaul-forward/) – West Ham would perhaps be best served forking out the additional funds.