Huge Timo Werner claim made as West Ham ramp up search for new striker

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West Ham United are said to be back in the hunt for Red Bull Leipzig forward Timo Werner in the January transfer window.

According to a report from German outlet Fussball Transfers, Leipzig will not stand in the way of Timo Werner if West Ham do indeed make a move to sign him in the January transfer window.

Hammers boss David Moyes desperately needs to add another striker to his ranks at the London Stadium this winter – preferably one with real pace.

Werner, 27, is someone who the Scot has chased over the past few months, and I think he’d be the ideal January signing for us, in spite of his struggles with Chelsea.

The 57-capped Germany international is absolutely rapid and would fit into Moyes’s counter attacking set up like a glove.

Werner rejoined Leipzig from Chelsea in the summer for around £25 million (Sky Sports), but his second stay with the Bundesliga side could be a short-lived one…

West Ham eyeing ambitious Timo Werner swoop

Fussball Transfers are claiming that the 27-year-old is firmly on the Hammers’ radar ahead of the January transfer window.

He earns £164k-a-week (Salary Sport), so that kind of salary would make him our highest paid player. He already took a hefty pay-cut to move back to Leipzig from Chelsea, so it’s unlikely he’ll be prepared to take another one to help facilitate a London Stadium switch.

I suspect that he may have to be prepared to drop down to around £130-150k-a-week, if we are to have any chance of signing him.

Werner has only scored two goals in 14 games for Leipzig so far this season – hardly prolific by any means. However, he bagged 28 goals in 34 Bundesliga games for them in the 2019/20 season, and has 208 in 467 career games to his name (Transfermarkt).

So he’s certainly a capable striker, and the beauty of the German is that he can play on the left or right wing as well.

I just think that Timo Werner would be the ideal fit for the way that West Ham play right now. And if we manage to sign him, we’ll be in a very strong position going forward as far as I’m concerned.

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