Call Tim Steidten immediately because, according to a report from Bild that makes a significant Serhou Guirassy claim, West Ham has undoubtedly discovered their Michail Antonio heir.
Get Serhou Guirassy on the phone because West Ham has unquestionably discovered their Michail Antonio heir, according to a report from Bild.
Although Gianluca Scamacca was sold, West Ham made the decision to not make a strong effort to sign a new striker during the summer transfer window.
That may allow the Hammers to get by for a few months. However, as the schedule gets busier, it will be clearer and clearer that finding a new forward is the team’s first priority in the upcoming transfer windows.
In particular, if West Ham wants to keep contending for a berth in the Premier League’s European round, as manager David Moyes has said numerous times.
According to a report from Kicker last month, the Hammers target was available for just £13 million up until August 10th.
But West Ham passed up the chance and Guirassy’s statistics since will have Moyes and technical director Tim Steidten wincing.
We raved about Guirassy last weekend as he made it 11 goals – 10 of them in five Bundesliga games – and two assists in six matches for Stuttgart, helping them up to third in the fledgling table.
Lines of communication between West Ham and Stuttgart are already open following the deal which brought Konstantinos Mavropanos to the London Stadium.
Well get Steidten on the phone because West Ham have surely found their Antonio heir as a report from Bild makes a big Guirassy claim.
According to German outlet Bild, Hammers target Guirassy has a new release clause and it’s just £17.5m.
The clause is active next summer.
And that could work out perfectly for West Ham as they finally look to bring in an heir to Antonio.
Steidten will need to get on the phone quickly, though. Because Bild also reports that Stuttgart are said to be considering buying the striker out of his clause after his blistering start to the season – clearly feeling they can sell him for much more than that in January or the summer.
Guirassy’s form is no flash in the pan. Nayef Aguerd’s former Rennes teammate scored a goal every other game last season.
And his form this season puts him among the leading strikers in world football.
He appears to be perfect for Moyes and his system. He’s 6ft 2, deadly in the air, quick, strong in the challenge and does not stop working by making tireless runs into the channels and harassing defenders.
