West Ham United are reportedly keen on ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.
According to Sky Sports, West Ham United have held talks about a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez – and Manchester United fans are far from impressed.
The Hammers are desperate for attacking reinforcements this summer having seen signings from last summer such as Simone Zaza, Jonathan Calleri and Ashley Fletcher fail to become Premier League goalscorers, with the first two no longer even with the club.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Javier Hernandez shoots
Slaven Bilic must now bring in at least one new striker this summer, and speculation suggests that he is looking to bring one former Premier League goalscorer back to England.
Reports from Sky Sports suggest that West Ham have held talks about raiding Bayer Leverkusen for striker Javier Hernandez, given that he has a £13million release clause in his deal.
Hernandez, 29, left Manchester United to join Leverkusen in 2015 after a season-long loan spell with Real Madrid, and he smashed 26 goals in 40 games in his first season with the Bundesliga outfit.
The Mexican international didn’t enjoy quite as much success last season, notching 13 goals in 36 games, but he appears to have done enough to trigger major interest from West Ham.
Javier Hernandez
However, after making his name with Manchester United with 59 goals in 157 games following a 2010 move from Chivas Guadalajara, Hernandez remains popular at Old Trafford – and fans want him back.
United supporters have taken to Twitter to suggest that £13million for Hernandez is a bargain, and urged manager Jose Mourinho to hijack West Ham’s move and bring him back to the club this summer as the Red Devils seek a new striker following Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s exit.
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