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title: "Virals: West Ham ‘closely following’ Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-10-20T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-10-20T16:00:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham ‘closely following’ Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/10/20/virals-west-ham-best-placed-to-sign-barcelona-goalkeeper-neto/) are reportedly ‘closely following’ the contract situation regarding Arsenal striker [Alexandre Lacazette](https://readwestham.com/2021/09/24/virals-west-ham-among-options-for-arsenal-striker-alexandre-lacazette/).

The Hammers have been named alongside Everton as one of a number of [Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) clubs monitoring the Frenchman.

Irons’ boss David Moyes is [likely to enter the market](https://www.whufc.com/teams/first-team/squad) for a forward in order to support Michail Antonio.

According to a report from French outlet [Jeunes Footeux](https://www.jeunesfooteux.com/Arsenal-Mercato-Alexandre-Lacazette-interesse-Everton-et-West-Ham_a49560.html), as cited by [AllArsenalEverything](https://twitter.com/Arsenalnoble)on Twitter, claiming the 30-year-old is of major interest.

> Alexander Lacazette is on West Ham & Everton’s radar according to [@Jeunesfooteux](https://twitter.com/Jeunesfooteux?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — AllArsenalEverything ❤️⚽️🏀 (@Arsenalnoble) [October 20, 2021](https://twitter.com/Arsenalnoble/status/1450628057488924674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report claims that the [16-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-lacazette/nationalmannschaft/spieler/93720/verein_id/3377) ace is unlikely to stay at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of the season.

So far this season Lacazette has [scored three times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-lacazette/leistungsdaten/spieler/93720) in five appearances across all competitions – only playing [72 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-lacazette/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/93720/saison/2021/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/11) in the Premier League.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £19.8million and out of contract in eight months ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-lacazette/marktwertverlauf/spieler/93720)), an opportunity could present itself as soon as January for a bargain deal.

Despite a lack of minutes this term, Lacazette has continued to produce at pivotal moments for the Gunners and [197 goal career](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alexandre-lacazette/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/93720) can’t be ignored.

Albeit perhaps not the well rounded, [full of running striker](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/may/19-may/proud-and-happy-david-moyes-west-ham-uniteds-vital-premier-league) Moyes would choose to operate with, the possibility of signing a top-class operator shouldn’t be overlooked.