Leroy runs rule over the January targets

So it looks as though the Hammers have two main targets before the window closes – Scott Hogan and Robert Snodgrass and together they will cost anything up to £25 million apparently.

That’s the market place now though and clearly it has gone daft but it is what it is and nobody can complain about the board not splashing the cash even though neither look nailed on to walk into the team.

Hogan is a young striker and should we spend the £10- £15 million  it will be for a player with a lot of potential but I don’t expect him to come in and claim an immediate place or – as they say, hit the ground running.

Andy Carroll is always going to be first choice when fit with Slaven playing one up and Hogan although the boy from Brentford will be a useful addition to the squad. I like the club investing in such players because I was one of those when they came for me.

£10m -£15 m seems a lot of dough but it’s where we are these days and he looks a good bet to help deepen the squad.

Robert Snodgrass is a versatile type and I wonder where he’s gonna play given that his primary position is wide right.

He can play behind the main strikers but it seems extraordinary that we could be paying the same for him as we did Dim Payet!!!

However, I am not against the signing as he’s another with plenty to offer and the pair of them would start to give us real depth.

I don’t mean this with any disrespect to Robert but sometimes decent players can look very good players in a poor side and I’m afraid that’s the case with Hull City.

There’s a fair bit in his game and he’s a proven Premier League operator which is a big plus and he’s another who would be a squad addition rather than a “walk in ” first teamer.

One thing is for sure though were these signing to happen it’s great to see the board splashing out such sums in January.