West Ham are among the Premier League clubs interested in Changchun Yatai and ex-Watford striker Odion Ighalo.
Changchun Yatai striker Odion Ighalo (L) talks to referee during the Chinese Super League match against Shanghai SIPG.
Reports from Italy suggest that Odion Ighalo could be making a return to the Premier League less than a year after leaving Watford for China.
Ighalo currently plays for Changchun Yatai having joined from Vicarage Road in January but Tutto Udinese says that Everton, Southampton, Stoke City and West Ham United are all considering a move.
Troy Deeney of Watford celebrates with teammate Odion Ighalo after scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
The 28-year-old spent three years in England with the Hornets previously, scoring 40 goals in 100 appearances, so interest from the nation in the striker should perhaps not be surprising.
If the Hammers were to win the four-way race for Ighalo’s signature then it would perhaps signal the end of Andy Carroll’s time at the London Stadium.
David Moyes, manager of West Ham United, gives instructions to Andy Carroll during the Premier League match against Watford.
Football.london reports that newly appointed manager David Moyes is prepared to sell Carroll in the January transfer window in order to free up funds to bring in his own players.
Moyes believes that the Englishman has been underperforming and interest in Ighalo suggests there is a change of thinking in attack set to be implemented by the Scot.
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