It has been reported that West Ham United are keen on a transfer for Mateo Retegui as they back him as a reliable goalscorer.
The Italian international, branded as ‘world-class’ by Udinese’s head of recruitment Andrea Carnevale via Udinese TV has already scored 6 goals in the Liga Professional in 2023.
Clearly, one can understand why West Ham United are interested in a transfer involving Mateo Retegui.
West Ham set their sights on Mateo Retegui transfer
In the Premier League this season, the Hammers’ top scorers are Jarrod Bowen and Saïd Benrahma, with a mere four goals to their names.
No wonder the Irons are languishing in 17th place in the table and look likely to go down.
The club’s two marksmen in Michail Antonio and Gianluca Scamacca have scored just three goals apiece, which is far from acceptable from a pair of No.9’s with quality.
But a report has emerged from Argentine outlet Sitio Andino that claims that a key reason why West Ham are intrigued by a transfer for Mateo Retegui is because they ‘need goals’ and seemingly back him to do the job.
However, it will be a tall task for David Moyes’ side to secure his services, as a number of clubs have reportedly asked to get in touch just to gather information about him.
West Ham may need to do all it takes to sign the 23-year-old
Make no mistake about it, there has been an ongoing striker crisis at the London Stadium throughout the campaign.
But if West Ham do manage to get a transfer for Mateo Retegui over the line, they could get a real goalscorer on their hands.
The Boca Juniors loanee is making all the right noises at Tigres and has been tipped to become a lethal frontman at the highest level one day.
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