{"id":16919,"date":"2025-07-28T06:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T06:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:23:51","slug":"west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham approaches to sign a \u00a317 million striker compared to Giroud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud\/#Hammer_closes_the_contract_to_sign_Wilson\" >Hammer closes the contract to sign Wilson<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud\/#Sent_Scout_West_Ham_now_enters_the_race_and_signs_a_replacement_for_Richard_Rios_12_million\" >Sent Scout: West Ham now enters the race and signs a replacement for Richard Rios, \u00a312 million<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/west-ham-approaches-to-sign-a-17-million-striker-compared-to-giroud\/#Gueye_could_be_West_Hams_%E2%80%9Cexciting%E2%80%9D_signature\" >Gueye could be West Ham&#8217;s &#8220;exciting&#8221; signature<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>West Ham United is currently taking an approach to signing &#8220;exciting&#8221; strikers, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hammers-closing-in-on-deal-to-sign-wilson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hammer_closes_the_contract_to_sign_Wilson\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Hammer closes the contract to sign Wilson <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Graham Potter will need to bring in a new striker as Missil Antonio is due to leave this summer despite being rehabed at West Ham, and Callum Wilson is currently locked up on a move to London Stadium and agrees to his personal terms.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson will be available for free transfers upon expiration of the British Newcastle United contract. This means he&#8217;s a low-risk addition to the team, but there could be legitimate concerns about the striker&#8217;s injury record.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old suffers from persistent injuries in Newcastle. So it&#8217;s questionable whether the veteran forward is a good deal for Irons as he couldn&#8217;t score one Premier League goal last season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>season<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>The game I missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2022-23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2023-24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2024-25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>There may also be concerns about Wilson&#8217;s age, given that Hammer is well known to have had the oldest team in the previous Premier League. The former Newcastle striker is undoubtedly in the Twilight years of his career.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, it makes sense to chase after the young striker alongside Wilson, and a new report reveals that West Ham has now made his first move to sign a new center forward.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, reports from Football Insider show Hammer is currently taking the approach of signing FC Mets striker Idrissa Gay, but there could be tough competition for the 18-year-old signature.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"d160-4d1f-a906f8777462\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sent_Scout_West_Ham_now_enters_the_race_and_signs_a_replacement_for_Richard_Rios_12_million\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSent Scout: West Ham now enters the race and signs a replacement for Richard Rios, \u00a312 million<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Hammers aren&#8217;t the only clubs I&#8217;m interested in&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Within the UK, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Brighton &#038; Hove Albion and others have asked about their contracts with Gueye, but there is also a lot of interest from overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Amid widespread interest in teenager signing, the Mets hopes to receive a fee of around \u00a317 million. This means he is a relatively low-cost addition to Potter&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gueye-could-be-quot-exciting-quot-signing-for-west-ham\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gueye_could_be_West_Hams_%E2%80%9Cexciting%E2%80%9D_signature\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Gueye could be West Ham&#8217;s &#8220;exciting&#8221; signature <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scout Ben Matinson clearly believes that the starlet praised him as &#8220;exciting&#8221; and that the Mets Ace has already become eye-catching in League Two.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets achieved promotion to League One in the previous term, and once Senegal International made a real impact, earning five goals and one assist in 17 appearances during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets director also spoke lovingly about Senegale&#8217;s gems, comparing him to former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud.<\/p>\n<p>    West Ham was able to bring in a young striker this summer. Niklas Fullkrag is currently 32 years old and Antonio is set to leave London Stadium, with the gays potentially an exciting long-term addition to Potter&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham United is currently taking an approach to signing &#8220;exciting&#8221; strikers, according to the report. Hammer closes the contract to sign Wilson Graham Potter will need to bring in a new striker as Missil Antonio is due to leave this summer despite being rehabed at West Ham, and Callum Wilson is currently locked up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[638,4888,40,4889,2856,73,43,266,2433],"class_list":{"0":"post-16919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-approaches","9":"tag-compared","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-giroud","12":"tag-ham","13":"tag-million","14":"tag-sign","15":"tag-striker","16":"tag-west"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}