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title: "West Ham: Hammers sent scouts to watch Ludovic Ajorque"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-ludovic-ajorque-transfer-news-latest-rumours/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-08-02T16:43:22Z"
modified: "2022-08-02T16:43:22Z"
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# West Ham: Hammers sent scouts to watch Ludovic Ajorque

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) were among eight [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) clubs who went to watch Strasbourg striker Ludovic Ajorque on Sunday, according to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol.**

### **The Lowdown: Pre-season friendly**

The towering striker started for the Ligue 1 outfit in a pre-season clash at Liverpool and grabbed an assist as Strasbourg claimed a surprise [3-0 victory](https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-strasbourg/teams/467137).

The 28-year-old forward amassed 12 goals and eight assists in [36 top-flight games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ludovic-ajorque/leistungsdaten/spieler/283994/plus/0?saison=2021) last season, bringing his overall tally to an impressive [50 goals in 138 matches for the French club.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ludovic-ajorque/leistungsdaten/spieler/283994/plus/0?saison=ges)

As a result of his fine form, heavy transfer speculation has emerged linking the Frenchman with a move to the Premier League this summer.

### **The Latest: Solhekol’s West Ham news**

Solhekol has now shared the latest transfer speculation surrounding Ajorque after his side’s victory at Anfield on Sunday.

Taking to [Sky Sports’ transfer centre](https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12476234/transfer-centre-live?postid=4239448#liveblog-body), the chief reporter claimed:

“A player who we could be hearing a lot more from in the next couple of weeks played against Liverpool for Starsbourg at the weekend.

“He’s a striker called Ludovic Ajorque, 6ft 6in striker with a very good scoring record for them, is available for £18m.

“I’m told the clubs that watched him yesterday were Wolves, Everton, Leicester, West Ham, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle. He’s someone we might be hearing a lot more from.”

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### **The Verdict: Strong signing**

Once dubbed a [‘complete’](https://www.footballfancast.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/newcastle-ajorque-premier-league-magpies-ashworth-wilson) striker by Strasbourg boss Julien Stephan, it is easy to see why David Moyes’ scouting team were in attendance at Ajorque’s game this weekend.

As per [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/462475ed/Ludovic-Ajorque), compared with positional peers across Europe over the past year, the 28-year-old ranks in the 97th percentile for tackles, in the 90th percentile for aerials won and in the 89th percentile for assists – he’s quite a handful up front.

The big target man would thus provide the Hammers boss with an alternative option to Gianluca Scamacca, who ranks in the [62nd percentile](https://fbref.com/en/players/8790f988/Gianluca-Scamacca) for aerials won, and Michail Antonio, who ranks in the [67th percentile.](https://fbref.com/en/players/ac05f970/Michail-Antonio)

His introduction perhaps as somewhat of a super-sub would allow for a change in tactics and play-style, making West Ham far more unpredictable to prepare for.