West Ham could attack Premier League rivals for striker if search for French Under-21 star fails
West Ham are interested in signing Marseille forward Elye Wahi, talkSPORT understands.
Wahi, who signed for his current club from Lens last summer, is valued at around £25m.
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The 22-year-old has scored three goals in 14 games for the club, but has only started seven games in Ligue 1 this season.
western ham They also have Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi on their radar following the recent injury to Niclas Fullkrug.
talkSPORT understands Fullkrug will be ruled out for three months with a hamstring injury he suffered in the FA Cup defeat against Aston Villa.
Awoniyi was Forest's top scorer in their return season to the Premier League in the 2022/23 campaign with ten goals.
However, he has only scored seven more goals since then, with the striker missing much of the action due to injuries last year.
The 27-year-old played just 382 minutes under Nuno Espirito Santo this season and made just two starts in the Premier League.
His first and only goal of the campaign came off the bench in the 3-0 league win over Wolves last week.
West Ham currently have one in-form striker in their squad, with Danny Ings replacing Fullkrug in the FA Cup defeat at Villa.
Speaking about the injured German, coach Graham Potter said on Monday: “It's fair to say he's important.
“Anyone watching the game, when a player stops like that, they know something pretty serious has happened.
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“So I would suggest it's still early in terms of full diagnosis, but it's still significant – several weeks.
“Will it be months? A number of weeks probably adds up to months, yes. So yes, I would say that.”
The Hammers are also without Michail Antonio, who is recovering from a broken leg. Suffered in a terrible car accident. last month.
Club captain Jarrod Bowen is another attacking absence for West Ham with a broken foot.
West Ham have endured a difficult season with Julen Lopetegui sacked as manager last week.
They are 14th in the Premier League standings, seven points above the relegation zone.
