{"id":34409,"date":"2025-12-22T03:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T03:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:42:13","slug":"west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham bid for upgrade for &#8216;never stop scoring&#8217; Wilson"},"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\/12\/22\/west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson\/#West_Ham_aim_to_upgrade_Wilson\" >West Ham aim to upgrade Wilson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson\/#Jorge_and_Wilson_comparison\" >Jorge and Wilson comparison<\/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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/west-ham-bid-for-upgrade-for-never-stop-scoring-wilson\/#Sullivan_must_be_regretting_not_selling_West_Hams_410_disaster\" >Sullivan must be regretting not selling West Ham&#8217;s 4\/10 disaster<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There is no denying that things have improved at West Ham United since Nuno Espirito Santo took over as manager.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>However, the team still has many problems and Saturday afternoon&#8217;s 3-0 loss to Manchester City was a reminder of that fact.<\/p>\n<p>The team has talent, but also some serious holes and a lack of cutting edge.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, if reports are to be believed, West Ham are looking to address this issue and have already identified someone who would be a real upgrade to Callum Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"west-ham-target-wilson-upgrade\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"West_Ham_aim_to_upgrade_Wilson\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>West Ham aim to upgrade Wilson<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, there is no denying that West Ham&#8217;s squad as a whole has problems, but the need to bring in a new number nine is particularly acute.<\/p>\n<p>After all, while Wilson hasn&#8217;t been very good, he is the only unique nine the manager can bring in, as the fugitive Niklas Furkrug isn&#8217;t good enough.<\/p>\n<p>So it comes as no surprise to hear that the club are looking to sign a new striker.<\/p>\n<p>At least that&#8217;s according to a recent report from Brazil, reported by Sport Witness, which claims West Ham are interested in free scorer Caio Jorge.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the report goes further and reveals that the East Londoners had made an initial offer to loan him until the end of the season for 4 million euros, with an obligation to buy him for 21 million euros (approximately \u00a322 million in total).<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that offer was rejected and it appears the forward&#8217;s club Cruzeiro have no intention of selling him unless a bigger offer is made.<\/p>\n<p>It could therefore be an expensive and complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Jorge&#8217;s ability and potential, West Ham should continue to fight for him, especially as he would be an upgrade over Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-jorge-compares-to-wilson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jorge_and_Wilson_comparison\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Jorge and Wilson comparison<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, when comparing two strikers, the first thing to look at, and the most important measure of all, is their respective outputs.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Wilson, this is the area in which he is a distant second best.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in 15 appearances this season and a total of 627 minutes, the Englishman has scored four goals and provided one assist.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a reasonable average of being involved in a goal every three games, or every 125.4 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jorge vs Wilson<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jorge<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>wilson<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Appearance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3471&#8242;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>627&#8242;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Number of goals involved per match<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Hours per goal involvement<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>99.17&#8242;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>125.4 feet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>All stats via Transfermarkt<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Jorge, on the other hand, played 46 games and 3,471 minutes in Brazil, finishing the season with an impressive 26 goals and 9 assists.<\/p>\n<p>This works out to an impressive average of being involved in a goal every 1.31 games, or every 99.17 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there&#8217;s the caveat that he posted such numbers in a weak league, but it&#8217;s still clear that he just &#8220;won&#8217;t stop scoring goals,&#8221; in the words of analyst Filipe Souza.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his grades, what the Cruzeiro star sees as a potential contender is his youth.<\/p>\n<p>The Orinda-born poacher is just 23 years old, 10 years younger than the former Newcastle United star.<\/p>\n<p>So, at 33 years old, he still has a lot of upside, but it&#8217;s hard to say.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it won&#8217;t be an easy deal to get over the line, but West Ham should do everything they can to sign Jorge for 2026, as he could be the perfect upgrade to Wilson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"sullivan-must-regret-not-selling-west-ham-lucas-paqueta\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/west-ham-players-react-1.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/west-ham-players-react-1.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sullivan_must_be_regretting_not_selling_West_Hams_410_disaster\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSullivan must be regretting not selling West Ham&#8217;s 4\/10 disaster<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">West Ham United are on a sinking ship in the Premier League this season. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no denying that things have improved at West Ham United since Nuno Espirito Santo took over as manager. However, the team still has many problems and Saturday afternoon&#8217;s 3-0 loss to Manchester City was a reminder of that fact. 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