Andre Silva may be part of West Ham on mortgage within the January window

Niclas Fullkrug of West Ham United leaves the sphere after receiving medical therapy to an damage throughout the Emirates FA Cup Third Spherical match in opposition to Aston Villa. (Picture by Dan Mullan/Getty Photographs)

After dropping Niclas Fullkrug to damage West Ham’s want for a striker is acute, and to that finish the East Londoners may look to RB Leipzig’s Andre Silva to assist hearth them to security.

The Portuguese ace has 205 profession objectives and assists (transfermarkt), however hasn’t been in a position to get a foothold at his membership this season due to the type of the likes of Benjamin Sesko.

Certainly, his 15 appearances in all competitions have seen him barely play 300 minutes in 24/25.

West Ham contemplating straight mortgage for Andre Silva

Andre Silva of RB Leipzig shoots the ball while underneath strain from Robin Koch of Eintracht Frankfurt. (Picture by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Photographs)

West Ham have been tipped to convey James Ward-Prowse again and Anthony is the topic of curiosity from West Ham too, because the Graham Potter period will get into full swing.

Nonetheless, it’s somebody to place the ball at the back of the web regularly that’s going to be most wanted for the second half of the present marketing campaign.

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Michail Antonio is out for the season after his unlucky automobile crash, which means that if the East Londoners have been to stay with what they have already got in situ, Danny Ings, a participant with 5 objectives in three seasons for the membership (transfermarkt), can be their fundamental goal man.

Even essentially the most optimistic of Hammers followers would certainly be deflated by having to ponder such a state of affairs.

Andre Silva may very well be the reply to West Ham’s prayers

There are nonetheless over two weeks left of the January switch window, so there’s loads of time for one or two names to be introduced in by the tip of the month.

To that finish, The Guardian (subscription required) are reporting West Ham’s curiosity in Leipzig’s 29-year-old Portuguese ace, Andre Silva.

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Whether or not David Sullivan is prepared to place his hand in his pocket and get Potter the gamers he wants is one other matter completely.

It wouldn’t be a shock, given the sum of money spent in the summertime window, {that a} ‘promote earlier than you should purchase’ association is put in place by the person on the high.