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title: "Exclusive: Fry makes big claim about Hammers’ transfer targets"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-06-15T18:00:58Z"
modified: "2021-06-15T18:00:58Z"
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# Exclusive: Fry makes big claim about Hammers’ transfer targets

**Barry Fry insists that West Ham United will sign a new striker this summer as they bid to reinforce David Moyes’ squad.**

The Hammers are preparing for a campaign that will involve both the Premier League and the Europa League.

The Irons only have one out-and-out striker at the club, in Michail Antonio, and they are subsequently in need of reinforcements this summer.

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West Ham have been linked with a potential deal to sign [Tammy Abraham](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9494823/Tammy-Abraham-worried-sad-angry-continued-Chelsea-omission-admits-Thomas-Tuchel.html) from Chelsea after he fell out of favour under Thomas Tuchel, though he would reportedly cost up to [£40m](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/04/28/chelsea-ready-offload-tammy-abraham-40m-club-plot-overhaul-forward/).

Ivan Toney, the former Posh striker who has helped Brentford into the Premier League, is another who has been [linked](https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/west-ham-united-fans-go-crazy-after-hearing-insiders-ivan-toney-claim/) with a potential move to the club.

And Fry insists that, having spoken to senior figures at the club, they are well aware of their need to bring a new forward into the fold this summer.

Speaking exclusively to **The Transfer Tavern**, he said: *“Speaking to everybody at West Ham, they all agree that they need a centre-forward to strengthen their squad.*

*“The centre-forward at the minute has had a hell of a season but he is injury prone and he misses a few and they lack another forward so they will definitely, in my opinion, sign another centre-forward, whether it’s Abraham, whether it’s Ivan Toney, whoever, I think they’ll go for a centre-forward.*

*“Whether they get him or not I don’t know but they’ll push the boat out to do that. That’s a certainty.”*