West Ham United and Leicester City are expected to be busy during this summer’s transfer window.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic will be desperate to add some pace to his forward line this summer, as he looks to refresh his squad ahead of what will be another challenging Premier League campaign.
West Ham suffered some desperately poor luck last term with long-term injuries to three of their key forwards – Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew.
And if the east Londoners are to return to the kind of form that saw them finish in seventh position in the 2015/16 Premier League campaign, the addition of a lively striker will be of paramount importance.
With this in mind, Bilic should consider a move for Foxes hitman Ahmed Musa, who has already been linked with a switch to a number of clubs including West Brom and Brighton, according to the Express.
Leicester City’s Ahmed Musa shoots at goal
The Nigerian moved to the King Power Stadium form CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2016, for a fee believed to be in the region of £16.6 million, but has since failed to establish himself in the east Midlands, making just seven Premier League starts for Leicester.
He still has a lot to offer though, and a move to the Hammers could be just what he needs to help breathe fire back into his stuttering career.
Bilic has to start targeting players who possess the attributes that are conducive to playing on their large pitch at the London Stadium. The Croatian needs a striker who can stretch the opposition defence, and in doing so, create more space for his more technically gifted players in the middle of the park.
And Musa could be just the man for the job.
He would also provide Bilic with the option of playing two central strikers, and could form a fearsome partnership with Andy Carroll.
And whilst the Foxes might be reluctant to let Musa go after just one season, they could be tempted into doing business with the Hammers, if they were offered Diafra Sakho in return.
The 27-year-old Senegal international will be desperate to prove his worth this season, after his campaign last term was wrecked by injury, and he could prove to be a real asset to Leicester. He can play anywhere along the front-line and that kind of versatility would certainly appeal to Craig Shakespeare.
Leicester would surely expect to recoup at least the amount they paid for the former CSKA Moscow man, if they do in fact sanction his exit, and after Sakho was nearly sold to West Brom last summer for an amount similar to that, the clubs will surely not be too far apart on the valuations of their respective players.
Diafra Sakho celebrates
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