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West Ham are tracking Red Bull Salzburg forward Patson Daka as Sebastien Haller replacement according to the Daily Mirror

The report claims the Hammer have been offered the chance to sign £25million-rated RB Salzburg striker

The 22-year-old forward has scored 10 goals in 14 games this season, including two in the Champions League, and the Zambian, whose agent is former  Hammer Freddie Kanoute, who is keen to move his client to the Premier League.

The CAF young footballer of the year in 2017  born in Zambia moved to Liefering from Kafue Celtic for the remainder of the season, where he finished the season with 2 goals in 9 appearances. In the summer of 2017, he was loaned back to Liefering to play an entire season in the Austrian Football First League, after having completed a transfer to Red Bull Salzburg.

Daka signed a five-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, and was initially assigned to the youth wing. He helped the club win the UEFA Youth League, scoring two goals in two games ,and made his competitive debut for Salzburg the following season against Viitorul Constanța in the summer of 2019. Three days later, he made his league debut as a substitute against Sturm Graz, and he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Austria Wien. On 27 November, Daka scored against Genk in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Zambian player to score in the competition’s group stage.

In December 2019, Daka extended his contract with Salzburg until the summer of 2024.

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