West Ham striker target Roman Yaremchuk set for sudden Benfica move as David Moyes bides his time

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Another West Ham United striker target is on the move as David Moyes bides his time.

The world and its wife knows West Ham are desperate to sign a new striker this summer.

But Hammers boss David Moyes refuses to sign any player for the sake of it and has been keeping his powder dry since January in a bid to get the right man.

The next striker to arrive at West Ham will be the 50th of the often manic and incoherent David Sullivan and David Gold era.

Moyes wants to get striker number 50 of the Sullivan and Gold era right

It is a significant milestone for West Ham and Moyes is determined to get it right by identifying not just the right player but the right character too having built a superb team spirit in the camp.

So far this summer West Ham – on the face of it and depending on which reports you believe – have missed out on a few reported striker targets.

Ivan Toney is staying at Brentford, Olivier Giroud joined AC Milan and Marko Arnautovic is off to Bologna.

Tammy Abraham is said to be Moyes’s number one target.

Hammers heavily linked with Yaremchuk but striker lands in Lisbon to complete sudden Benfica move

But after a superb Euros, Ukraine striker Roman Yaremchuk emerged as a top target too according to the likes of EuroSport.

Indeed a lot of West Ham fans got excited when the forward – an international teammate of Andriy Yarmolenko – started following the Hammers on social media and liking posts from Declan Rice and others.

If Moyes was interested in the powerful 25-year-old forward, though, it looks set to be a case of another one bites the dust for the Scot.

That’s after it emerged last night that the Gent striker is on the verge of a sudden £13 million move to Portuguese side Benfica.

Portuguese paper A Bola ran an exclusive front page showing Yaremchuk arriving in Lisbon to complete his move.

Portuguese side seal bargain £13m move for Yarmo’s international teammate as Moyes search narrows

“Arrived to Benfica!” A Bola states on its front page alongside a picture of Yaremchuk at the airport with his partner.

“Player landed at the end of the night in Lisbon and will sign for five years.”

Yaremchuk looks an absolute steal at just £13m it has to be said.

Now the search narrows for West Ham as Moyes seemingly bides his time to get the right man.

It is a potentially risky tactic if West Ham do not end up getting the man they want.

But if Moyes has earned anything over the last 18 months it is the trust of the West Ham fans and board – especially when it comes to recruitment.

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