Kevin Hatchard says there is ‘an element of risk’ from West Ham United if they decide to secure the transfer of Sevilla forward, Youssef En-Nesyri.
The European football expert shared that fans haven’t seen the same En-Nesyri, who scored 18 goals for Sevilla in La Liga two seasons ago, including six in the Champions League as they were knocked out at the last-16 stages.
Since then, the 25-year-old has only scored five league goals, including a total of zero this season as Sevilla battle relegation in Spain’s top-flight.
In years gone by, they have been in the Champions League, only 12 months ago, they were fighting for the La Liga title under the now-Wolves coach, Julen Lopetegui.
Nonetheless, Morocco star, En-Nesryi, is a player on West Ham’s transfer radar, after he helped his nation reach the semi-finals of the Qatar World Cup.
But Hatchard, not only warned the Hammers about signing the player, but also stated that Sevilla won’t part way with him that easily because of their struggles, as he told The Transfer Show on Sky Sports.
“He did well at the World Cup, he hasn’t done that well for Sevilla,” said Hatchard. “The team hasn’t done well. Jorge Sampaoli is there now having replaced Julen Lopetegui.
“They are in a relegation battle, so it’s going to have to be a lot to tempt Sevilla to part company with him. But, as soon as he got a load of goals a couple of seasons ago, we haven’t really seen the same player.
“There is an element of risk there (for West Ham United), I think.”
WEST HAM’S STRUGGLES
For many years now, West Ham haven unable to find that regular goalscorer and everything they have brought in has hardly ever worked.
From big money captures, such as Sebastien Haller to that unforgettable free transfer of Simone Zaza.
The East London outfit don’t exactly have a great track record when it comes to strikers, therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that they are pushing for a player with zero league goals this term.
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