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£40m West Ham target’s teammate says he’s ‘one of the best strikers in the league’

West Ham United are once again being linked with Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke ahead of the January transfer window.

According to , the Hammers ar🔯e ready to make another approach for the 26-year-old after falling short with a £40millio🎶n summer bid.

West Ham manager David Moyes is apparently eager to add another centre-forward to his squad after failing to replace Gianluca Scꦅamacca following his move to Atalanta.

Hammers forward Daܫnny Ings could also potentially depart in January if a suitable offer arrivesܫ, providing a replacement can be sourced, according to The Mirror.

West Ham are seemingly eager to sign🔯 a player who teammate🦩 Marcus Tavernier has described as “one of the best strikers in the league.”

Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images
Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images

‘He doesn’t get the credit he deserves’

Solanke has netted six goals in 12 Premier League outings for the Cherries this term. This tally includes an impressive brac🤪e in the 2-0 triumph over Newcastle just before the international break.

Tavernier, speaking to the ahead of Saturday’s trip to Sheffield United, couldn’t sing his teammate’s praise🧸s highly enough.

“I see it every day in training, his quality,” he said of the🅘 reported West Ham target.

“I have no doubt when he is through one-on-one on goal 𓃲he’s going to score. I’m more surprised ♔when he misses them!

“He’s been great for us. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves sometimes, I feel like. I think he’s o🐼ne of the best strikers in the league.

“Although he doesn’t get his recognition, being the club we are, I feel like he’s onto big things in🐼 t💫he near future.”

West Ham will struggle to strike Solanke deal in January – TBR View

Solanke is a quality striker, but it’ll be interesting to see whether West Ham manage to sign him ౠin January.

You’ll struggle to find any club – beyond one that’s struggling financially – who’ll willingly part company with one of their main sources of goal, smack bang in the middle of the season. Especially when the club in question is ba꧂ttling relegation.

And it’s not like Solanke’s contract is in its last 18 months – he only penned a new deal in September, and this ties him to the 𒁏club until the summer of 2027.

This is th♏e sort of deal that could well happen in the summer, once the Cherries know where they stand🍨 league-wise, but it seems very unlikely that they’d sell him in January.

Willingly selling a player who could well be the difference between them playing in the Premier League and Championship next s💟eason is just lunacy.