The news that Hammers have switched their attention from signing Chelsea's Kurt Zouma to that of Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, has been greeted with some enthusiasm given the player's status, experience and youthfulness. So well done to the recruiting team if Milenkovic does indeed end up at the London Stadium.
Unfortunately the Elephant in the room, the desperate need for an out and out striker, is transmogrifying into a Mammoth! Everyday a 'target' disappears, with Danny Ings being the latest in a long line of probables that then became possibles, before finally becoming impossibles!
Only an absolute fool could think that Michail Antonio's hamstrings will allow him to play more than 50% of this season's Barclays Premier League games, let alone the Europa League and the two Domestic cup competitions! It should also be remembered that Antonio isn't actually a striker, he is a converted winger who has played virtually every position except for that of goalkeeper during his tenure at West Ham since joining from Nottingham Forest.
We thought we would begin examining who is actually left available to sign AND who the club can actually afford! The one target that sticks out head and shoulders above the rest is, Blackburn's Adam Armstrong. The 24 year old is a natural born striker who will more than likely be able to make the leap from Championship to Premier league level relatively quickly.
Armstrong won't come cheap, but a 'structured' payment plan might do the trick. Realistically Armstrong represents the top of the pile that still exists, with the possible exception of Tammy Abraham, unfortunately Tammy seems to be 'doing a Zouma' and therefore cannot be considered as a viable option, much to the chagrin of Hammers fans.
Things are what they are, so any reinforcements will be more than welcome at the London Stadium with such a short time to go before the start of the new season...'in Moyes we trust' is the go to motto regarding Hammers transfers, but then the passengers trusted the Captain of the Titanic, and that didn't end well did it? - Ed
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They will drag their feet buying players
Armstrong is rumoured to be close to signing with Southampton, the way things are going we will be short of players again so that will be the end of Moyes, Declan will go in January and we will be out of the Europe league and battling to stay above the relegation line. How can they say our club is worth so much when they won’t buy players that can keep us up the top.
I am
bloody hacked off with the 3 stooges fed up with everything ,every year the same old rubbish ,relegation fight again,and again