West Ham prepare bid to sign £40m-rated Jørgen Strand Larsen from Wolves | Transfer window

West Ham are getting ready a gap supply for the Wolves striker Jørgen Strand Larsen as they give the impression of being to spice up their survival hopes.

Nuno Espírito Santo, whose facet are at main danger of relegation, desires attacking reinforcements in the course of the January switch window and has recognized Strand Larsen as a precedence goal. It’s believed that Wolves need as a lot as £40m for the Norwegian, who has scored solely three targets for the Premier League’s backside membership this season.

It stays to be seen if West Ham, who’re set to mortgage the Germany striker Niclas Füllkrug to Milan, are ready to fulfill the asking worth for Strand Larsen. The 25-year-old impressed after becoming a member of Wolves from Celta Vigo in 2024, scoring 14 targets final season, a tally that drew curiosity from Newcastle in the summertime. Nevertheless Strand Larsen has discovered it more durable this season and has been unable to assist Wolves transfer away from the relegation zone.

West Ham, who’re languishing in 18th, imagine signing a brand new striker is essential to their hopes of staying up. Nuno has additionally seemed on the Coventry duo Ellis Simms and Haji Wright. There’s curiosity within the Viktoria Plzen striker Rafiu Durosinmi however it’s understood Nuno desires gamers with expertise of English soccer.

West Ham’s solely pure ahead choice in the intervening time is Callum Wilson. Nuno has used Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville as central strikers in latest video games. The West Ham supervisor desires a brand new defender however an try to signal Manchester Metropolis’s Nathan Aké on mortgage has failed. The Dutchman will not be all for a transfer to the London Stadium.

West Ham are additionally pushing to finish a deal for Fulham’s Adama Traoré. The winger, who performed for Nuno at Wolves, is out of favour at Craven Cottage and is out of contract on the finish of the season