West Ham could swap one Senegalese striker for another
The player has at times been compared to “a young Didier Drogba” but is more physical and looks suited to the Premier League claim reports.
In June last year, the agent of Khouma Babacar remained coy over the striker’s future amid links with Premier League clubs when West Ham were last linked. The forward’s agent, Patrick Bastianelli, previously told Radio Blu: “What of Babacar’s future? We’ll see, at the moment he is contracted on the objective to be achieved with Fiorentina.”
Babacar, who has also attracted interest from Palace and West Bromwich Albion, has scored four goals in Serie A this season, though all 15 of his appearances have been off the bench with the head coach, Stefano Pioli, preferring Giovanni Simeone ahead of the 24-year-old. Babacar has only three Senegal caps but would hope a move, and regular involvement in the Premier League, would help him gain selection for the summer’s World Cup.
