West Ham made a torrid start to the campaign and our punters here at the Transfer Tavern had feared they may find themselves in a relegation battle.
However, their recent victory over Crystal Palace at the London Stadium has filled the Hammers fans here in the Tavern with a wealth of hope and optimism.
On the transfer front, West Ham have recruited well in the past but unfortunately for the Irons, this past summer wasn’t one of them.
Most of the additions that were brought to the club just haven’t matched up with the way the club wanted them to go.
If the Hammers are to put in a late push for a top half finish they must add to the squad in this window.
West Ham won’t want to make the same errors they made in the past and in order to do that they must avoid making these THREE mistakes in the remaining days of the January window….
INVESTING IN UNPROVEN STRIKERS
With the summer arrivals of Zaza, Calleri and Fletcher – many Hammers punters were thrilled but it turned out that of the three, only Fletcher really took off and has been impressive.
With that in mind the Hammers must add an out and out striker with a proven Premier League track record or who has been impressive thus far in England – someone like Jermain Defoe or Scott Hogan.
ALLOWING FEGHOULI TO GO OUT ON-LOAN
The Hammers signed Feghouli on a free in the summer and yes he’s not made the impact many thought after his time with Valencia, he is still a vital squad member.
When he’s fully fit and gets on the pitch he can really make a difference for Bilic’s men.
With it being suggested here in the Tavern that he may leave and join a club on-loan, it’d be foolish of the Hammers to let this kind of talent go to waste.
SPENDING £15M ON HOGAN
The Brentford front man would be a great fit and we have no reasons as for why he wouldn’t fit straight into the Hammers side and adapt to the Premier League.
But the 24-year-old is still a risk and to pay a fee of £15 million for him would be a tad excessive for a striker yet to play in the top-flight.
It really is a pricey gamble.
