It is an exciting time to be a West Ham United fan right now.
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If it’s not weighing up the very real chances of making the Champions League, it’s looking ahead to which striker West Ham might sign this summer.
David Moyes has done a remarkable job turning West Ham into genuine top four contenders this season.
Moyesiah’s minor miracle is not just on the pitch but stopping the West Ham circus off it
And the Scot has done it all without fanfare or fuss.
If anything the West Ham boss has actively sought to rid West Ham of the tittle tattle and leaks that have made them a media circus during the tenure of David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady.
Especially when it comes to transfers.
West Ham continue to be linked with a host of strikers ahead of the summer after Moyes banked the £20m from the sale of Sebastien Haller in January.
But, in true Moyes style, he is keeping his cards close to his chest as always.
Hammers linked with a host of strikers ahead of summer window
The list of reported striker targets is pretty long but consistent.
From Youssef En-Nesyri to Tammy Abraham, Ivan Toney, Adam Armstrong, Odsonne Edouard and Abdallah Sima.
But have West Ham insiders Claret and Hugh just dropped a big hint over which striker Moyes will be targeting?
Claret and Hugh report that Moyes will have as much as £30m to spend on a forward this summer but is keeping his targets a ‘total secret’.
A line at the end of the report says Moyes may well be returning to Slavia Prague to do business, suggesting Sima could be the man to arrive at West Ham in the next window.
Has insider just dropped a big hint that Sima will be Moyes’s man?
“West Ham will be ready to spend up to £30 million for a striker this summer but David Moyes is keeping his cards close to his chest on who that may be,” Claret and Hugh report.
“Moyes – as is his way – is keeping all his targets a big secret trusting nobody with special info given the leaks that have escaped from West Ham in the past.
“They (the West Ham owners and fans) will be hoping the manager can do as he has done before – pull rabbits out of hats and as a result it seems likely that Slavia Prague will be figuring highly in his mind.”
West Ham of course landed two of the bargains of recent years when they signed Slavia duo Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal for a combined £22 million.
It could be a similar fee and more to land Sima this summer.
But that would represent good value in the modern market for a striker who is also reportedly being tracked by the likes of Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.
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