West Ham expressed interest in January in the £15m striker whom they once bid for

West Ham United They expressed interest in signing one striker whom they had previously offered as manager Julen Lopetegui He is looking to build on the club's recent renaissance and bolster his options for the rest of 2024/2025.

West Ham are targeting a new striker in January

Reliable media sources claimed this last week West Ham are already targeting a striker in the January transfer windoweven if they have to take a 'buy-sell' approach and offload players first (The Daily Mail).

There are even suggestions of this West Ham have become more open to selling Mohamed Kuddus in January To raise money, they can demand as much 100 million pounds sterling For the Ghanaian star if they want to allow him to leave the club mid-season.

However, the most likely scenario is to make room for fringe players, and he believes so West Ham are set to offer Maxwell Cornet for sale After he decided to recall the player from his loan period to Southampton (The Athletic).

In any case, whoever is sacrificed to West Ham would likely bring in a new number nine, you could make a serious case that Lopetegui needs another option up top.

Niklas Volkrug recently returned to the team after recovering from an Achilles injury, but the German is still working his way back up, and Lopetegui has precious few alternatives apart from Danny Ings or Jarrod Bowen who is not favored as a makeshift striker.

West Ham have already had a bid rejected for Corinthians star Yuri AlbertoAccording to reports in South America, as the search for a new sniper begins.

Brighton striker Ivan Ferguson is also a rumored target for West Hamas the Seagulls are prepared to allow the 20-year-old to leave on loan when the window reopens.

“I'm told West Ham is among them.” said a well-connected former scout Mick Brown On Ferguson's suitors in January (via Football Insider).

“They were already looking for a striker before the Antonio situation came up, so I expect them to be more so now. He has a very good reputation as a young player, but he is at a stage where he needs to prove himself.” .

“If he's not going to play regularly for Brighton, he has to go somewhere where he can play with the first team and show what he can do. From what I understand, West Ham would be willing to give him that opportunity.”

West Ham have expressed interest in signing Lyon striker George Mikautadze

According to AS Roma Live.it, West Ham are also interested in signing Lyon striker George Mikautadze.

The Georgia international finished Euro 2024 as one of the tournament's top scorers, scoring a goal in almost every match he played, with some reports in France claiming as much. West Ham made a bid for Mikautadze in the summer Before joining Lyon (le10sport).

Multiple reports have claimed that the Irons could reignite their pursuit of the 24-year-old next month, as Lyon suffer a temporary relegation to Ligue 2 and are forced to sell players in a bid to balance the books.

Roma lives. He also says West Ham are looking to make a January move for MikautadzeBut they face stiff competition from Galatasaray, who have already held talks and made a £14m bid – even if it falls short of Lyon's expectations.

The former FC Metz star has agreed to join Galatasaray, so time appears to be running out for West Ham to hijack these negotiations. Lyon signed Mikautadze for the first time 15 million pounds sterling In the summer, excluding bonuses, so perhaps a number slightly above this mark is satisfactory.