West Ham have well and truly stirred into life at the back end of the January transfer window having previously seemingly been inactive.
The Hammers were expected to sign a central defender and a striker as a minimum but have so far failed to make any additions to the squad.
However, following surprise links to a double raid on Leeds United for Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips, another Premier League ace is reportedly on the radar.
According to a report from Football Insider and Pete O’Rourke on Twitter, the Irons are set to make a ‘shock enquiry’ to sign Brighton & Hove Albion forward Leandro Trossard.
Perhaps unsurprisingly this has caused a stir amongst the fanbase and plenty gave their opinion on social media.
Yes he is mustard ⚒
— DirtyAirKills 🌍 🔥 (@pugw5sh) January 30, 2022
Nah I’m not having that one https://t.co/0AwNWcUguO
— Perry banks (@pbanks17) January 30, 2022
Wouldn’t say no 👍 https://t.co/CYpLqx4U8R
— West Ham Somerset (@WestHam_SW) January 30, 2022
Not a striker and not a CB… The scatter gun is absolutely out https://t.co/zGgnG8iB3S
— Lawrence Belcher (@Lawrenceee_B) January 30, 2022
Only West Ham would plead poverty with loan-to-buy offers in positions we desperately need, while also making ridiculous speculative bids for positions we don’t need https://t.co/qLv8UHlVqt
— Matt Porter (@mattjp) January 30, 2022
Very good player, but another unlikely target for JANUARY 😴😴 https://t.co/jrebHnfYLT
— Mahfuz🤙🏽 (@MahfuzCOYI16) January 30, 2022
This season Trossard – hailed as ‘magnificent’ by Alan Shearer – has scored four times and provided one assist in 21 league outings.
READ WEST HAM VERDICT
Valued at £15.3million and under contract until 2023 (Transfermarkt), signing the Belgian could become a realistic possibility in the not too distant future.
However, given the late nature of the interest, it’s highly unlikely that this move could be finalised in this window.
Already an experienced operator at the top level and holding an array of impressive attacking attributes, Trossard is certainly a player that would bolster Moyes’ options.
One to revisit in the summer…
