West Ham are not making strikers a priority in the Summer transfer window.
Pellegrini wants to prioritise the right back position (Ryan Fredericks) followed by two centre-backs (Possibly Marlon Santos and or Armando Izzo)
A goalkeeper will be another priority with rumours of a tentative enquiry for Jack Butland plus Reims goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone have also been linked.
After the defensive positions, the midfield will be the next priority with names like (Danny Drinkwater, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Felipe Anderson, Jack Grealish, Tom Cairney and Adan Traore) to name just a few so far.
West Brom’s Jay Rodríguez and Mario Balotelli have already been linked with the Hammers this summer.
However, with Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll all staying at West Ham, the forward position isn’t seen as a priority by Pellegrini for now. Should one of those three leave that could change in an instance but for now we have been told by West Ham insiders that defensive and midfield positions will be the immediate priority for the Chilean manager.
Butland, Fredericks, Santos, Anderson, Loftus-Chee and Grealish will all do for me…….
well if we are keeping chicherito who is on £130,000 a week, let’s hope pellegrini can get a bit more value for money out of him than the previous two managers did. When you consider that £130,000 a week would get you a world class midfielder who could seriously change the way we play for the better.
At some point soon the attack is going to look very old. The problem that ‘3 good strikers’ is actually only ever 2.5 with AC at the club. I guess we have Hugill but is he ever going to play? So although this looks like a non problem area (& the goals for last season was not bad) it could suddenly become an issue. In an ideal world I would look to offload Hugill & get a young replacement, but I agree defence & midfield are crying out for an overhaul.
Well the intention seems to be there . Let’s see what happens . This could turn out to be our best transfer window of all time . Gives one hope for a brighter future .