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title: "West Ham United: Irons in three-way race to sign Raul de Tomas"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-hammers-in-three-way-race-to-sign-raul-de-tomas/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-03-30T17:45:28Z"
modified: "2021-03-30T17:45:28Z"
---

# West Ham United: Irons in three-way race to sign Raul de Tomas

**According to recent reports, West Ham United are one of three Premier League sides tracking Espanyol centre-forward Raul de Tomas ahead of the summer transfer window.**

Reports from [Fichajes](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/tres-equipos-premier-quieren-fichar-raul-tomas-20210327.html) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/leicester-city-west-ham-targeting-16-goal-striker-pl-duo-will-try-sign-player-summer/)) claim that the Hammers, alongside Leeds United and Leicester City, will make a move for De Tomas this summer, with David Moyes said to be interested in the acquisition of a lesser-known striker who can grow within his team.

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Indeed, it is rather unsurprising that there appears to be significant interest in the 26-year-old this summer, as the [£9m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/marktwertverlauf/spieler/162038) hitman has [16 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/leistungsdaten/spieler/162038) and [two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/leistungsdaten/spieler/162038) to his name so far this season, albeit in La Liga 2.

However, with Espanyol currently [topping the Spanish second tier](https://www.soccerstats.com/latest.asp?league=spain2), it remains unclear whether a return to La Liga would be enough to convince the [£13,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/ra%C3%BAl-de-tom%C3%A1s/#:~:text=Ra%C3%BAl%20De%20Tom%C3%A1s%20earns%20%C2%A3,contract%20expires%20June%2030%2C%202026.) forward to remain with Vicente Moreno’s side.

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### Transfer Tavern Take

While it could be argued that a record of [18 goal involvements](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/leistungsdaten/spieler/162038) over 29 appearances in the Spanish second tier does not exactly scream Premier League-quality forward, De Tomas has previously proven himself a reliable goalscorer at a higher level, with the 26-year-old bagging [14 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/162038/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=1&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) over 33 La Liga appearances for Rayo Vallecano back in 2018/19.

As such, if Moyes truly does wish to bring in a lesser-known striker to the club in the summer market, with De Tomas valued at a modest [£9m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-de-tomas/marktwertverlauf/spieler/162038), the Spaniard has the potential to prove something of a shrewd and cost-effective signing for the Hammers.

***In other news: This pundit dropped a claim on GSB’s £82,000-a-week West Ham summer target – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-kevin-phillips-discusses-interest-in-tammy-abraham/)!***