West Ham plotting bold Anthony Martial summer signing, report claims

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West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing supremely talented Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial.

David Moyes will be desperate to bolster his attacking ranks at the London Stadium in the summer transfer window, and the 27-year-old Manchester United star is allegedly on the Scot’s radar.

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West Ham were actually linked with a move to sign Martial in the summer transfer window (The Daily Star).

Man United allegedly want around £50 million for the 30-capped France international – a fee that West Ham have been warned against paying by Simon Jordan.

However, it seems as though the Hammers could go big for the ex-Monaco ace in the summer…

West Ham keen on Anthony Martial

According to CBS journalist Ben Jacobs, via TEAMtalk, Hammers boss David Moyes ‘really likes’ the 27-year-old Manchester United star.

Now, it’s worth listening to Jacobs, he’s the person who broke West Ham’s initial interest in Lucas Paqueta in the summer.

Martial is absolutely rapid, and he would offer us a completely different threat inside the final third.

He’s absolutely world-class on his day and his direct playing style is something that we desperately lack at West Ham.

However, his terrible injury record should be a big red flag for Moyes.

Martial has missed 66 games for Manchester United through injury since the start of the 2018/19 season (Transfermarkt).

That’s just not acceptable for someone with such a big price-tag. So West Ham signing Anthony Martial would be such a huge risk.

And for that reason, I just can’t see the Hammers signing the Man United forward in the summer.

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