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title: "Virals: West Ham ‘have offered’ £13m for Stade Reims striker Hugo Ekitike"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/01/11/virals-west-ham-have-offered-13m-for-stade-reims-striker-hugo-ekitike/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-01-11T12:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-11T12:00:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham ‘have offered’ £13m for Stade Reims striker Hugo Ekitike

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/11/virals-west-ham-goalkeeper-darren-randolph-set-for-epl-loan-switch/) have reportedly submitted an offer for Stade Reims striker Hugo Ekitike.

The Hammers are latecomers to the pursuit of the 19-year-old after it was widely reported Premier League rivals [Newcastle United](https://www.givemesport.com/1817281-newcastle-transfer-news-fresh-update-emerges-on-sven-botman-after-huge-ornstein-claim) were keen on the Frenchman.

However, the Irons are believed to be willing to loan Ekitike back to the [Ligue 1](https://www.skysports.com/ligue-1-table) club should a deal be completed during the January transfer window.

That’s according to a report from French outlet [Le10Sport](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-west-ham-degaine-une-offre-de-15-meur-pour-un-attaquant-de-ligue-1-583105), as cited by [https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_)[West Ham News & Views](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_) on Twitter.

> Despite reports of Newcastle being in advanced talks to sign Reims striker Hugo Ekitike for €30m, the only club to have made an offer so far is West Ham United.
>
> The Hammers have offered €15m for the 19 year old and no response has been given so far.
>
> \[[@le10sport](https://twitter.com/le10sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\] [#WHUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#COYI](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COYI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/CAKk0rbpcH](https://t.co/CAKk0rbpcH)
>
> — West Ham News & Views (@WestHamViews\_) [January 10, 2022](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_/status/1480659479222165504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report claims that the East London club are ‘actively hunting’ options in France and ‘would like to sign’ the [twice capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hugo-ekitike/nationalmannschaft/spieler/709726/verein_id/9323) France Under 20 starlet this month.

This season the youngster touted as the [‘next Mbappe’](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/1480587429698543620) has [scored eight times and provided four assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hugo-ekitike/leistungsdaten/spieler/709726) in 19 appearances across all competitions.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £5.4million and under contract in France until 2024 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hugo-ekitike/marktwertverlauf/spieler/709726)), paying the mooted £13million for Ekitike would represent a smart deal.

Possessing a wide range of [impressive attacking attributes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/403784/Show/Hugo-Ekitike) and already achieving invaluable experience at a top level, the teenager would be a smart addition to David Moyes’ squad.

In desperate need of [support for Michail Antonio](https://www.whufc.com/teams/first-team/squad), the notion of loaning back the ace is one that should be reconsidered.