western ham United are reportedly planning to make moves to sign Brighton and Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson, according to Soccer insider information.
After sacking David Moyes ahead of this season, the Hammers decided to appoint Julen Lopetegui to succeed the Scot. However, after a disappointing first half of this season, they opted to part ways with the Spaniard.
Graham Potter has been appointed new boss to replace Lopetegui, but the former Chelsea The manager has faced a major injury crisis at the London Stadium.
Michail Antonio has been ruled out for several weeks following a serious car accident, while Jarrod Bowen has broken his foot and will be sidelined for the next few weeks.
New summer signing Niclas Fullkrug has had a tough time at West Ham so far and has now suffered a hamstring problem. Thus, Potter has been left with Danny Ings as his only centre-forward option. However, the former Liverpool The man will turn 34 next year and his current contract will expire at the end of this season.
Ferguson to West Ham
Now, Soccer insider information claim the Irons are planning to sign a new striker and have booked Villa AstonJhon Durán is the main objective. They even put forward an initial offer of £50m to sign him, but Unai Emery's side don't want to lose their star man so they rejected the offer.
For this reason, Potter's team has made a list of alternative options and has included Ferguson in it along with Emmanuel Latte Lath and Yuri Alberto.
Ferguson burst onto the scene a few years ago after putting in impressive performances for the Seagulls. But injury problems have hampered his development and he is now finding it difficult to break into new coach Fabian Hurzeler's starting XI this season, starting just twice in the season. first division.
However, the Irishman is only 20 years old and has plenty of time to change his situation. It is valued at around £34 million per Transfer market and he still has a contract until 2029 at the AMEX Stadium.
Hurzeler's team is therefore in a strong position to demand a considerable amount of money to allow him to leave the club in this winter window.
