West Ham United are reportedly still monitoring AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca.
According to the Daily Star, West Ham United could renew their interest in AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca during the January transfer window.
The Hammers spent most of the summer searching for a top striker to lead their attack at the London Stadium, but failed to land a number of top targets – and their eventual signings have struggled.
Jonathan Calleri and Simone Zaza arrived on loan from Deportivo Maldonado and Juventus respectively with hopes of spearheading the West Ham attack, but neither of them have scored in any competition so far this season.
Carlos Bacca in action for Colombia
With West Ham struggling for goals, the club’s summer transfer business has been heavily criticised – and it seems that the Hammers could end up targeting a player who snubbed them over the summer.
The Daily Star report that, as West Ham search for a striker, they could make another move to sign AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca, which may cause Hammers fans to roll their eyes after such a protracted transfer saga over the summer.
Carlos Bacca celebrates scoring for AC Milan
As reported by the Daily Mail, West Ham made two attempts to land Bacca over the summer, but he opted to snub a move to England, instead choosing to stay in Italy with AC Milan.
Now, with suggestions that Milan may look to cash in on the 30-year-old striker during the January transfer window (Calcio Mercato), it’s claimed that West Ham could make another move to land Bacca in January.
The Colombian international – who has scored 13 goals in 38 games for his country – has been one of Europe’s top goalscorers in recent years, as he’s totalled 26 goals in 56 games for Milan, having joined the club in the summer of 2015 off the back of 49 goals in 108 appearances for Sevilla.
Carlos Bacca celebrates scoring for AC Milan
Bacca is certainly the proven goalscorer that West Ham have been hoping to land since the end of last season, but they may in fact be in a worse position to sign him than they were over the summer.
At the time West Ham tried to sign Bacca, they had finished seventh in the Premier League and had a real buzz about them having moved into the London Stadium. Now, they lie just one point off the relegation zone and the stadium move is becoming a nightmare after just two league wins at their new home.
If Bacca wasn’t willing to make the move to East London when West Ham were on a high over the summer, it would be a major surprise to see him sign for the club when they’re hovering above the relegation zone.
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