West Ham United have been linked with a double move for Arsenal stars Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud.
According to the likes of the Daily Star the Hammers are set to splash £50million on the out-of-favour Gunners duo.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has publicly revealed he is targeting “three or four game-changer” signings this summer with strikers and pace top of the agenda.
The East Londoners have signed Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer from Manchester City and have been linked with a host of other players from Joe Hart to Michy Batshuayi and Chris Smalling.
Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud
Giroud and Kelechi Iheanacho are believed to be the prime striker targets while one of Walcott and Adama Traore is being looked at to add much-needed pace to the side.
West Ham supporters are becoming increasingly sceptical over the club’s transfer dealings after a disastrous season of recruitment.
And former Hammers midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker discussed the potential double deal on talkSPORT.
“It will be very interesting,” Reo-Coker told talkSPORT.
“It’s difficult to speak on, I’m still playing myself so I don’t really know what direction West Ham really want to head in, what they’re looking to build for their club, but it would be a very interesting move to see those two guys leave Arsenal to go to West Ham.
“You know it’s not something that happens very often that players leave Arsenal and go to West Ham, but in this day and age of football you know anything is possible.”
Theo Walcott
Ironically Reo-Coker played in the West Ham side that were the last team to win at Highbury and the first team to win at the Emirates.
And West Ham fans will be hoping he is right that ‘anything is possible’ as the transfer merry-go-round gathers pace this window.
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