Antonio has been ruled out of action since the start of December following his car crash in Essex, and Embolo is seen as a superb long-term successor for the Hammers stalwart, with a playing style 'likened' to Antonio, and he's seen as 'highly-rated'.

West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.

West Ham United are reportedly interested in a move for another Bundesliga striker to help strengthen their attack after a difficult spell of injuries.

West Ham United have added RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva to their shortlist of potential attacking reinforcements as they scramble to bolster their forward options this month, the Guardian reports.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham Hotspur are the latest side to express their interest in Ajax’s Brian Brobbey. On Friday morning it was reported that West Ham had opened talks with the

West Ham are in search of a new striker this month and are in talks over moves for RB Leipzig’s Andre Silva and Ajax’s Brian Brobbey. The Hammers have struggled for goals so far this season, scoring 27 in 22 games and injury problems up front are causing manager Graham Potter further headaches.

West Ham United have reached an agreement to sign Brian Brobbey from Ajax in what will go down as one of the surprise deals of the January transfer window.