West Ham United boss David Moyes has turned down another chance to sign a striker if new reports are to be believed.
West Ham fans do not need reminding that Moyes is desperate to sign a new striker this summer.
With the new Premier League season just 11 days away – and the transfer window slamming shut later this month – Hammers fans are understandably concerned about the prospect of having the injury prone Michail Antonio as their only senior forward.
West Ham linked with endless stream of strikers but are yet to get a deal over the line
West Ham have been linked with a stream of strikers since selling Sebastien Haller to Ajax back in January.
But thus far Moyes has either passed up or missed out on several reported targets including Olivier Giroud, Marko Arnautovic and Patson Daka.
Now it looks as though giant forward Paul Onuachu can be added to the list.
West Ham were first linked with Onuachu back in June (All Nigeria Soccer).
Moyes pulled out of deal to sign giant striker two weeks ago – report
But now according to an exclusive from Own Goal Nigeria, West Ham boss Moyes has pulled out of talks to sign the Genk striker.
“English Premier League side West Ham United have decided to end their interest in signing 26-year-old Nigerian forward Paul Onuachu from Genk,” Own Goal Nigeria claims.
‘Genk are open to letting Onuachu leave for £22m’
“Genk are open to letting the lanky forward who scored 35 goals last season leave but they want a club record fee of around €26m (£22m) as transfer fee…
“West Ham were the most advanced in talks but sources close to the deal revealed to Own Goal Nigeria that after the latest contact two weeks ago, the English side haven’t returned for talks.”
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