Serie B striker David Okereke is being linked with a possible move to either the Hammers or Crystal Palace.
And Claret and Hugh’s Italian-born Hammers fan and Serie A and B watcher Danny Danielli Leach has advised Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos not to miss out on a guy he describes as “a hugely exciting player.”
The Nigerian-born winger/striker has been on fire in the Italian second tier for Spezia and is available this summer with www.transfermarkt.com quoting a £6 million price as the likely selling figure.
Although he has a contract until 2022 Spezia are reported ready to sell to the highest bidder but with Inter Milan and Juventus also interested the Hammers have a fight on their hands.
According to Italian outlet Calciomercato.com Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt have also had their name thrown into the mix, but a switch to Germany is considered a lower possibility than a move to the Premier League.
CandH’s Danny Leach writes: Okereke is a hugely exiting player of whom I have seen quite a bit and it comes as no surprise to see that we and others are interested in him. He can play either on the win or through the middle and is the kind od guy who could settle very quickly into our game. He could be like Lanzini who after a period of adjustment becomes a big player for the Hammers and I hope they get him. He’s very much the jewel of the Spezia team and is very fast on the ball and is a fantastic dribbler. He plays down the right when used as a winger but cuts in on his strong left foot. He won’t cost fortunes and at 21 he is exactly the right sort of age. He’s a player I like very much and I hope we make a serious move for him.
Welcome to Palace, David
Sounds ideal! If he’s as good as he sounds, let’s hope MP and MH are avid readers of Claret & Hugh. And why wouldn’t they be? Think of all the transfer tips they could have got from here in the past few weeks …
Hugh what’s your take on this , I don’t know much about the player. The thing is would he be an improvement ?
Dunno whether you read it right through Mark but I asked our reporter Dabnny Danille Leach who is an Italian Hammer who does PlayerWatch for us. He follows Serie A and B closely obviously I gave gave it to him cos he knows all about that stuffand says he’s a terrific buy at around £8 million. He describes his virtues etc.