West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic could reportedly leave, with the club lining up a number of players to replace him.
The January transfer window can be rewarding to some but equally damaging to others depending on what type of business you get up to as a club.
For West Ham and their manager Manuel Pellegrini, it could be heading into a direction they don’t want with reported interest from the Chinese Super League in star man Marko Arnautovic.
The Daily Star recently claimed that if a deal for the 29-year-old does go through then they will target the likes of Edin Dzeko, Timo Werner and Callum Wilson as potential replacements.
If the Hammers have a choice in putting all of their eggs into one basket then they should go for Bournemouth’s high-flying striker Wilson, who scored against them on Saturday.
While the European hotshots, Dzeko and Werner may be more appealing to the West Ham supporters, Wilson would fit in straight away compared with the duo and would not require any settling down period.
Added with that, Roma’s Dzeko is now 32-years-old and compared with the recently capped England man, the latter is a longer-term option despite the Bosnian’s brilliant goalscoring record in the Premier League for Manchester City.
Over the course of the season, 26-year-old Wilson has scored 10 goals for Eddie Howe’s side, including during their 2-0 win over Pellegrini’s men on Saturday at Dean Court.
Compared with RB Leipzig’s Werner, Coventry-born Wilson is the more physical option and someone who would be more suited to Pellegrini’s style of play and perhaps his club would demand less in transfer money.
Either way, the best option for West Ham, at this moment in time, is to keep their brash forward, but if a deal does materialise then they should look no further than the south coast.
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