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title: "Virals: David Moyes admits Paul Onuachu wasn’t a target last summer"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-10-21T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-10-21T16:00:00Z"
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# Virals: David Moyes admits Paul Onuachu wasn’t a target last summer

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/10/21/virals-reported-west-ham-target-connor-goldson-speaks-out/) continue to be linked with a move for Genk striker [Paul Onuachu](https://readwestham.com/2021/10/19/virals-west-ham-keeping-tabs-on-genk-striker-paul-onuachu/).

The Hammers were initially credited with an interest in the summer as David Moyes was expected to seek a replacement for [UEFA Champions League sensation](https://www.goal.com/en/news/champions-league-ajaxs-haller-equals-18-year-old-drogba/599ybkld05ld1pkxs8noe0fzk) Sebastien Haller.

However, [speaking ahead](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1450799360678187011) of a clash with the Belgian club and giant frontman at the London Stadium in the Europa League, Moyes has admitted that Onuachu wasn’t under consideration.

> 🎙 The boss is joined by Nikola Vlasic, as they speak to the media ahead of [#WHUGEN](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHUGEN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) tomorrow night…[#UEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UEL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — West Ham United (@WestHam) [October 20, 2021](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1450799360678187011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The 58-year-old said: “I don’t want to disappoint you in any way, but he wasn’t someone we really had in any consideration. Quite often, at West Ham, we are linked with so many players. I appreciate the player because I’ve watched him recently watching the games, but he wasn’t one of our targets planned for the summertime.”

So far this season the 27-year-old Nigeria international has [scored 11 times in 15 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paul-onuachu/leistungsdaten/spieler/272855) across all competitions – including one in two in Europe.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Moyes will be guarding against the threat posed by Onuachu [tonight at the London Stadium](https://www.whufc.com/fixtures/first-team/fixtures-and-results) – especially now the Nigerian may have a further point to prove.

Albeit in a different mould to Michail Antonio, the 6’6 [15-cap star](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paul-onuachu/nationalmannschaft/spieler/272855/verein_id/3444) would provide an invaluable alternative to their Irons’ talisman.

Valued at £19.80million and under contract in Belgium until 2024 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paul-onuachu/marktwertverlauf/spieler/272855)), Hammers fans would be advised to take a closer look at the striker who [possesses all the attributes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/122182/Show/Paul-Onuachu) needed to succeed at the top level.