West Ham United are said to be keen to bring Dario Benedetto to the London Stadium.
West Ham are said to be prepared to invest a significant portion of their transfer budget into Benedetto, who has impressed in Argentina over the past two seasons.
The 28-year-old has netted 41 goals in his last 62 games, which proves that he would add a cutting edge to West Ham’s attack.
However, Benedetto’s injury record must be a concern for the Hammers.
Benedetto ruptured his ACL only two years ago, which leaves a question mark hanging over him.
While Benedetto has not suffered a recurrence of the injury yet, it is always a risk to take a player after such a serious problem.
West Ham have been willing to take chances on players with questionable records at staying off the treatment table, but they have rarely worked out.
Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll are the two prime examples of West Ham players who have struggled to stay fit after moving to the London Stadium, but Manuel Pellegrini’s squad has been ravaged by injury this term.
Manuel Lanzini, Michail Antonio, Carlos Sanchez and Marko Arnautovic have all missed sizeable chunks of the campaign through injury.
And bringing in Benedetto could show that West Ham have not learnt from their errors in recent seasons.
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