According to Sabah, West Ham United have joined the race to sign Monaco attacker Henry Onyekuru this month.
It’s claimed that Galatasaray want to bring Onyekuru back for a third loan spell with them, but they’re far from alone in the race.
Turkish rivals Fenerbahce and Basaksehir are also keen, whilst West Ham are thought to have joined the race to sign the former Everton forward this month.
What happened at Everton?
Onyekuru’s name may ring a bell to fans as Everton signed him in 2017, having smashed 30 goals in 60 games for KAS Eupen in Belgium.
However, he didn’t have a work permit to play in the Premier League, so he was loaned out to Anderlecht and Galatasaray, before being sold to Monaco in 2020.
With more first-team games under his belt and 12 Nigeria caps to his name, Onyekuru may be in a better position to finally play in the Premier League.
Is he really what West Ham need?
Onyekuru was bigged up as a huge talent, but seems to have lost his way a little. The 23-year-old hit 16 goals on loan at Galatasaray in the 2018-19 season, but scored just once in 12 games for them last term.
For Monaco, Onyekuru has only played eight games and hasn’t featured at all since September, meaning he’s hardly sharp and ready to go for West Ham.
Add in that he more of a winger than a striker, and it’s just hard to see why West Ham would be focusing on bringing the ex-Everton man to East London this month.
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