Sebastien Haller heads to Ajax Amsterdam football. England’s West Ham will receive £ 20 million for its striker. Just a year and a half ago, the London club of the Ivory Coast representative bought from Frankfurt, Germany for 45 million. This was the largest transfer expense in the history of the Hammers.
The agreed transfer in recent days is proof that the Hammers are not in an ideal financial situation. At the same time, the team needs to strengthen in more positions after a promising start to the season.
The position of the center striker becomes an even more significant priority after Haller’s departure. Manager David Moyes now has basically only Mikhail Antonia, who has barely licked himself from a thigh muscle injury.
Behind the scenes, there is speculation about a number of names, the pious wishes of the fans rather than anything real is the arrival of Olivier Giroud from Chelsea.
The 34-year-old Frenchman, whose contract ends at Stamford Bridge this summer, has been associated with his departure for many years, but in the autumn, Blues saved his goals several times and earned the trust of coach Frank Lampard.
“Manager David Moyes and West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold are huge fans of Giroud. There is definitely interest,” wrote a well-informed Twitter account and a specialized podcast of ExWHUemployee (a former West Ham United employee).
Belgian Christian Benteke from Crystal Palace could allegedly be the target of the Hammers. The name of the eighteen-year-old jewel of Prague’s Sparta, Adam Hložek, is also used, but due to the long convalescence after the injury, possible transfer courtships are not expected until the summer.
Moyes would not resist the return of Austrian star Mark Arnautovice from Shanghai, China, but giant salary demands will be the biggest obstacle for him. The media also includes the names of Josh King of Bournemouth, Moussa Dembéle of Lyon or Arkadiusz Milik of Naples.
West Ham was even supposed to make a specific offer for Ecuador’s miracle child Moises Caiced, which Manchester United has long sought. But he brought another young man in a week, Amad Dialla from Atalanta Bergamo.
Moyes would also need to strengthen the backup line. In its midst, there is practically no one to represent Declan Rice and Tomáš Souček.
“It’s true, moreover, if Declan left for Chelsea, we don’t have a replacement. Mark Noble plays a little different position. I would really like Alex Král. They’ve already asked him about it at the club,” Kladivář defender Vladimír told the daily Aktuálně.cz Coufal.
West Ham would also be suitable as a creative offensive midfielder. Among the fans of Clarets and Blues, the name of Dan Christian Eriksen resonates, who, after leaving Tottenham, does not make much of an impact in the jersey of the Italian AC Milan.
It will be interesting to see how the East London club handles the money earned for Haller. The most expensive reinforcement in the history of Hammers has now also become the most expensive reinforcement in the history of Ajax Amsterdam.
The 26-year-old French native played 50 matches for all Hammers in all competitions and scored 14 goals.
In mid-December, he thrilled against Crystal Palace with a scissors show in the center of Coufal, but mostly provoked the fans with a visually lax game, sharply contrasting with the energetic style of the number 1 striker Mikhail Antonio. Proponents again pointed out that the club could not properly use Haller’s strengths.
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