West Ham are eyeing a summer swoop for Brentford hitman Ollie Watkins, according to a report from the Sun, and some Hammers fans have taken to Twitter in reaction to the speculation.
The 24-year-old has been in sensational form for the Bees so far this season, with 22 goals in 36 Championship games to his name. He has also chalked up three assists (Who Scored).
In those matches, the striker has won two aerial duals on average per game. He has also averaged 2.6 shots and 0.7 dribbles (Who Scored).
Ollie Watkins (Photo by Stephanie Meek – CameraSport via Getty Images)
WAYNE ROONEY TO EVERTON IS A JOKE.
Watkins is young, hungry and full of energy. And he would seemingly be the ideal fit for the Hammers.
In truth, the Brentford ace is exactly the kind of player West Ham should be targeting. A hungry striker with something to prove in the Premier League. And he probably wouldn’t demand a massive salary either.
The prospect of Watkins playing alongside Jarrod Bowen and Sebastien Haller is undoubtedly a tantalising one for the Hammers faithful.
And some West Ham fans took to Twitter in reaction to the report claiming that the Brentford ace is a summer transfer target for David Moyes…
He was scouted when Pellegrini was here, hopefully we make a move.
— Geo Mackie (@redhammer8) March 3, 2020
Agreed. I think he would work very well alongside Haller.
— West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) March 3, 2020
All depends what happens with Brentford & promotion!
They have a wealth of talent, so I can’t see them staying in the Championship…
I imagine there’ll also be a lot of clubs after him so he’ll cost a lot (my guess is £30m!)
Big fan of him, with Haller & Bowen we’d be brilliant— Steven McCarthy (@StevenMcCarthy9) March 3, 2020
Dont need scouts everyone knows hes class already
— Mark Horgan (@MarkHor85004053) March 3, 2020
YES PLEASE⚒
— tim (@tim_kolk10) March 3, 2020
Wonder who his agent is 🧐🤞🙏🏻🔥👏🏻, so many great players in the champ this is a very good way to run the club the very best from that league will do us nicely
— Martyn Hobbs (@MartynHobbs12) March 4, 2020
oh wow, buzzing. would be incredible
— Stephen George Lott (@stephenlott) March 4, 2020
Looks a big talent, strong fast and can score.
— Thom Fratello 💙🇬🇧🇮🇹 (@PadaniaThomas) March 3, 2020
Please him and bowen in a front 3
— Terry (@tobigtocarry) March 3, 2020
But, this would be a great signing and would fit Moyes desire for young and hungry players. Hope this is true and comes off.
— ⚒ Mansfield Hammer ⚒ (@MansfieldHammer) March 3, 2020
Hope it’s true, young,hungry player
— Hammer365 (@Hammer3653) March 3, 2020