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title: "West Ham United: Hammers eyeing Roland Sallai"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-12-29T12:06:18Z"
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# West Ham United: Hammers eyeing Roland Sallai

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are reportedly eyeing up a potential move for Freiburg winger Roland Sallai in the January transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: Reinforcements needed

West Ham are currently struggling near the foot of the Premier League [table](https://www.premierleague.com/tables), just one point above the relegation zone after losing four games in a row.

They have only managed to score a mere [13](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) goals in the division so far, the fourth-fewest of all 20 teams, and should be looking at attacking reinforcements in order to help bolster their squad for the second part of the season, which includes a UEFA Conference League campaign as well.

### The Latest: Sallai interest

Taking to Twitter, journalist [Bence Bocsak](https://twitter.com/BenBocsak/status/1608122926825365505) has revealed that the Hammers are one of five clubs ‘interested’ in signing Sallai in January, and Freiburg want €20m (£17.7m) in order to sanction a move:

*“Many clubs are interested in Roland Sallai (25) in January. He switched agencies recently and is open to a move. Lazio, Wolverhampton, West Ham, Sevilla and Fiorentina are all possible destinations. He has 4 G/As in his last 4 Hungarian caps. Freiburg want €20m.”*

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### The Verdict: Get it done?

[David Moyes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/david-moyes/) could do with some more attacking options in his squad, and Sallai would offer excellent squad depth.

Hailed as a player who ‘[can decide a game on his own](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/roland-sallai-who-is-the-freiburg-and-hungary-forward-16312)‘ by former Bundesliga and Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly, the 25-year-old boasts 32 goals and 25 assists at club level in his senior career so far ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roland-sallai/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/332798/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)), while he also has [14 goal contributions in 38 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roland-sallai/nationalmannschaft/spieler/332798) for Hungary.

Sallai is not afraid to have a pop at goal, ranking in the 83rd percentile for average shots per game of all wingers in Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, while he also boasts a significant aerial threat, ranking in the 94th percentile for aerials won per match ([FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/bf075f6b/Roland-Sallai)).

He actually shares a [similar](https://fbref.com/en/players/bf075f6b/Roland-Sallai) playing style to Irons wingers Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma, so should be able to settle in quickly at the London Stadium.

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