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Report: Besiktas target West Ham striker Javier Hernandez on loan

West Ham United manager David Moyes during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and West Ham United at John Smith's Stadium on Januar...
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The striker could leave West Ham United this month.

Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur passes the ball under pressure from Javier Hernandez of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at...

Javier Hernandez has struggled to settle since joining West Ham United last summer and Besiktas are interested in signing the striker on loan.

Besiktas are seeking a replacement for Cenk Tosun, who joined Everton earlier this month, and bringing in Hernandez on a temporary basis is one of the options that they are considering, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Hernandez has mustered just four goals in 21 appearances for West Ham across all competitions and has now gone nine games without finding the net.

Javier Hernandez of West Ham United shoots during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on September 23, 2017 in London, England.

The Mexican has cut a frustrated figure at times and it may well be best for all concerned if he was allowed to leave West Ham, even if it is only on a temporary basis.

With Marko Arnautovic now often being deployed as a forward, it is questionable whether Hernandez would receive much playing time should he remain at West Ham and he would surely relish the opportunity to go elsewhere and play regularly.

Abumere Ogogo of Shrewsbury Town and Javier Hernandez of West Ham United battle for the ball during The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Shrewsbury Town and West Ham United at...

Although they are in 11th place in the table, West Ham are just five points clear of the relegation zone and still have much work to do in order to preserve their Premier League status and their transfer activity this month could be hugely important in dictating their future.