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Report: Fenerbahce eyeing January move for West Ham winger Yarmolenko

West Ham United winger Andriy Yarmolenko has reportedly emerged as a target for Turkish giants Fenerbahce.

, the club will make a move for the Ukraine international during the next transfer window, with sporting director Emre Belözoğlu a keen admirer of the Hammers forward.

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Yarmolenko is wanted as a replacement for Enner Valencia, who left West Ham permanently in 2017, according to the report.

The 31-year-old has not had the best of times at the London Stadium since joining for a reported £17.5 million () in the summer of 2018.

The star missed a huge chunk of the 2018/19 season after tearing his Achilles, and has generally struggled to nail down a regular starting spot.

In 41 appearances, he’s scored just nine goals and made five assists.

TBR’s View – A loan move may be needed

Yarmolenko just isn’t pulling up any trees for West Ham at the moment.

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The player – who is yet to start a game in the Premier League in 2020/21 – now faces an even greater challenge to get regular minutes following the arrival of Said Benrahma at the club, and a move elsewhere may make sense.

Perhaps West Ham should give consideration to letting Yarmolenko go if their squad is in good enough shape and there’s enough cover for the forward positions going forwards.