A report has claimed that David Moyes has £26 million striker lined up as a direct replacement for Michail Antonio this summer.
According to a report from Gazzetta Dello Sport (print edition, June 1st page 72), David Moyes is keen to bring a striker from Serie A to West Ham to replace Michail Antonio when the summer transfer window opens.
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Signing a new centre-forward will be a key priority for Moyes this summer, with Hammers duo Gianluca Scamacca and Danny Ings having failed to impress and Antonio reportedly set for an exit from the club.
Boulaye Dia is someone who has been heavily linked with a move to the London Stadium – most recently just yesterday.
And it seems as though Moyes could be ready to accelerate his interest in signing the Senegal international this summer…
David Moyes has £26 million striker lined up as a direct replacement for Michail Antonio
Gazzetta dello Sport reckon that Boulaye Dia is in line to replace the 33-year-old Jamaica international at the London Stadium this summer.
Salernitana are looking to activate their purchase option on Dia, before selling him on for a huge profit.
The Italian side are said to be looking for around €30 million (£26 million) for the 26-year-old according to a report from Corriere dello Sport (print edition May 31st, page 22).
I think that the Senegalese forward is a decent player, but we shouldn’t be paying anywhere near £26 million for him.
I would prefer to pay double that for Tammy Abraham. We could have paid less than that amount for Terem Moffi in January and he really would have been the perfect Michail Antonio replacement.
Having said that, I do think that Dia would be an upgrade on Micky, and if we can get him for £12-15 million, it would be smart business from the club.
Much will depend on whether or not Antonio actually ends up leaving this summer. I believe Moyes should be looking to move on from he 33-year-old, and Dia wouldn’t be a bad signing at all. I just think that the Scot should be a lot more ambitious with his targets.
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