West Ham United are fighting Brighton and Hove Albion for the signature of Borussia Monchengladbach striker Breel Embolo this month.
The Sunday Mirror (02/01, p64) claim that West Ham are looking towards Embolo to bolster David Moyes’ attacking options.
Embolo impressed for Switzerland at Euro 2020 and could now earn himself a move to the Premier League.
Gladbach have struggled n the Bundesliga this season and may be willing to sell in order to fund new recruits of their own.
Back in July, 90Min reported that West Ham had lodged an enquiry in the the hope of signing Embolo.
Former Hammers ace Don Hutchison even claimed during Euro 2020 that Embolo was a ‘younger Michail Antonio’.
That sounds ideal for West Ham.
David Moyes needs another striker to help Antonio, but the problem with former striker Sebastien Haller was that he was too different to Antonio.
Haller was more of a static target man rather than an all-action attacker like Antonio, meaning West Ham didn’t have the same fluency.
Embolo does have very similar characteristics to Antonio, and that may be why West Ham are so keen.
The 24-year-old has noticed four goals and four assists in all competitions and still has plenty of untapped potential.
Fending off Brighton won’t be easy, but you can see why West Ham are keen to snap up Embolo this month.
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