With Diame and Diarra sidelined due to injuries, the Hammers have reportedly set their sights on signing the Ajax sensation and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 midfield maestro in the upcoming winter transfer market to strengthen up the midfield department.
Reports in English media indicate that West Ham United have set their sights on acquiring the services of Ajax Amsterdam playmaker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Strootman-c20775, in the upcoming January transfer window.
The Hammers have been performing impressively since the start of the ongoing 2012/13 campaign. However, they have suffered several injury setbacks in the recent weeks that have eventually affected their showings.
Mohamed Diame, the 25-year-old defensive midfielder, has remained one of the integral figures in his side’s consistent showings thus far, but his hamstring injury has forced him to sit on the sidelines.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alou-Diarra-c5259, the former Girondins de Bordeaux star, has failed to feature for the Hammers since September following a thigh injury, and his presence has been missed badly by the club, as they have set their sights on a top four finish come the end of the
2012/13 campaign.
Eriksen, who has been plying his trade at Amsterdam Arena, has been targeted by several European clubs including the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 and Bayern Munich following his dazzling shows at the centre of the park.
West Ham are now the latest to express interest in acquiring the 20-year-old’s signature in the upcoming winter transfer window. However, the Danish sensation’s recent statement that he does not intend to leave the Eredivisie champions halfway through the
season might force the Iron management to look elsewhere.
Meanwhile, Strootman has also emerged as one of the Hammers’ primary target in the upcoming January transfer window following his consistent performances for the Eindhoven giants since the start of the ongoing campaign.
The 22-year-old, who joined the Boeren in the summer of 2011 from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237, has thus far donned the jersey of PSV in over 50 matches in all competitions. However, the Hammers management will have to spend heavily if they intend to lure the versatile midfielder,
who has a contract at Philips Stadion that runs until the summer of 2016, to Upton Park in the winter transfer market.
Sam Allardyce, West Ham United manager, earlier revealed that his side would be spending in January to boost his side’s chances of finishing at least in the top-half of the table.
“We're never going to turn one down are we? Or two! You've always got to try. If there's anybody there who can enhance or better the team, then we would like to go for them”, the former Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 boss said while talking to reporters.
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