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title: "West Ham United: French source reveals new striker target as Hugo Ekitike offer made"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-hugo-ekitike-offer-latest-transfer-news-gossip-whufc-rumours-moyes-newman-january/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2022-01-12T16:31:17Z"
modified: "2022-01-12T16:31:17Z"
---

# West Ham United: French source reveals new striker target as Hugo Ekitike offer made

**As per [le10sport](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-west-ham-degaine-une-offre-de-15-meur-pour-un-attaquant-de-ligue-1-583105), a West Ham United transfer update has emerged from France as Rob Newman and co table a fresh offer for new striker target Hugo Ekitike.**

### The Lowdown: West Ham in striker search…

Manager David Moyes, as things stand, is still on the search for a new striking addition over one year after club record signing Sebastien Haller departed for Ajax.

[West Ham latest updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-updates/)

A plethora of forwards have been linked since then, including sensational names like Brazil international [Gabriel Barbosa](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12508492/gabriel-barbosa-west-ham-hold-talks-over-signing-flamengo-striker-nicknamed-gabigol) and Lille sensation [Jonathan David.](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/lille-due-squadre-su-david-57997)

Alas, despite the reports, West Ham still haven’t sealed an alternative to Michail Antonio but that hasn’t stopped them from trying – with the Irons and Newman now tabling an offer for another new target.

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### The Latest: West Ham table Ekitike bid…

As per[le10sport,](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-west-ham-degaine-une-offre-de-15-meur-pour-un-attaquant-de-ligue-1-583105) West Ham have ‘just transmitted an offer’ of around €15 million (£12.5m) to sign Reims striker Ekitike – with the Irons and Newman even willing to loan him back to the Ligue 1 side for six months.

This bid, they claim, is the only one they have received for Ekitike despite reports of a possible €35m (£29.1m) offer from Newcastle United for the forward.

The report add that the 19-year-old is ‘very popular’ in England as he becomes a man in demand – with the Irons, Newcastle and Watford all interested.

### The Verdict: Real prospect…

The teenage talent, scoring eight goals and assisting three others in 18 top flight starts this season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hugo-ekitike/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/709726)), is in a really rich vein of form at such a young age – leaving little wonder why he is attracting major English interest.

90min reporter and transfer insider Graeme Bailey is certainly a big admirer, branding Ekitike an ‘outstanding’ forward whilst even claiming he ‘could be the next Mbappe’ ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/graemebailey/status/1480587429698543620?s=21)).

As Moyes and co scour France for some of the nation’s top talent, as backed by insider [ExWHUemployee](https://www.thewesthamway.com/2021/12/15/exwhuemployee-update/), they couldn’t do much better than Reims’ sensation as a real prospect to watch out for.

With any luck, West Ham and Newman can win the race in January.

***In other news: ExWHUemployee: West Ham could now move for 63-goal ‘monster’ adored by Irons chiefs, find out more[here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-exwhuemployee-divock-origi-transfer-news-latest-gossip-whufc-david-moyes-liverpool/)***