West Ham United are reportedly scouting Cenk Tosun this evening.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
According to Turkish Football, West Ham United will tonight send scouts to watch Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun in Europa League action this evening.
The Hammers spent most of last summer searching for a new striker, but loan additions Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri failed to provide the goals that Slaven Bilic is looking for in the final third.
Whilst target man Andy Carroll remains a threat when fit, but his injury woes mean West Ham must find another consistent goalscorer – and Bilic is seemingly keeping tabs on a familiar face ahead of the summer transfer window.
Turkish Football report that West Ham will tonight send scouts to watch Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun in Europa League action against Olympiakos this evening.
Tosun, 25, left Turkish side Gaziantepspor in 2014, with Bilic luring him to Besiktas, and he hit nine goals in his only season under the West Ham manager.
Since Bilic left Besiktas, Tosun has been something of a goal machine for the club; after hitting 17 goals last season, Tosun has built on that this term with 19 goals in all competitions.
Turkey’s Cenk Tosun shoots against Englands
A German-born Turkish international, Tosun has scored three goals in 14 games for his country, with no international goals for almost a year, having last scored against Sweden in March 2016.
This evening, Tosun will be relied upon heavily as Besiktas look to advance in the Europa League, following a 1-1 draw against Olympiakos in Greece last week, with the return leg being watched by West Ham scouts this evening.
A report from The Sun earlier this month (06/03/2017) suggested that West Ham, along with Stoke City, had been scouting Tosun, and despite Bilic knowing the striker from his time with Besiktas, it appears that the Hammers will watch him again tonight.
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