Despite the UEFA threat, Sean Whetstone reveals how West Ham plans to recruit a striker in the January transfer window.

Despite the UEFA threat, Sean Whetstone reveals how West Ham plans to recruit a striker in the January transfer window.

Despite the possibility of UEFA fines, Sean Whetstone has revealed how

West Ham plans to buy a striker in the January transfer window.

The club’s dearth of talented striker depth appears to have finally put West Ham under pressure.

It looks like the Hammers will be shopping for a new forward during the January transfer window.

Over the past month or two, any question that West Ham manager David Moyes ought to have acquired a striker in the summer has undoubtedly been dispelled. After Gianluca Scamacca was sold,

Moyes stated he had had enough with Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen as striker alternatives.

While serving for their countries, both have sustained knee injuries that have forced them to miss time.

Additionally, it was reported tonight that the Hammers are preparing two offers totalling £30 million for forwards,

with the AFCON scheduled to reject Moyes’ bids for Mohammed Kudus,

Said Benrahma, and Maxwel Cornet in January and February.

The issue is that West Ham was allegedly put on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play watchlist,

which would make it more difficult for the team to sign a new striker.

However, supporters have since been informed by a person close to vice-chair Karren Brady and main owner David Sullivan of West Ham.

Despite the UEFA warning, Sean Whetstone has revealed that West Ham plans to buy a striker in the January transfer window.

Funding for a forward transfer will come from the sale of non-essential squad members. 

Additionally, West Ham can escape UEFA fines since the owners are willing to ensure that any losses would be covered within the new £25 million FFP cap.

“To finance the purchase of a striker, West Ham will sell fringe players as they do not have a transfer budget for January,” Whetstone stated.

“The Hammers overspent in the summer of 2022 in anticipation of the sale of Declan Rice and the COVID impact,

resulting in them being placed on a UEFA watchlist for FFP,

even though they made a £17 million profit on paper. “During each three-year evaluation period,

football clubs are allowed by FIFA to spend no more than €5 million (£3.9 million) in excess of their earnings.

The previous 45 million euros has been replaced with a new ceiling of 30 million euros (£25 million),

provided that the club’s owners or a connected party can afford to cover these losses.

Therefore, even if West Ham must tread carefully to avoid UEFA punishment,

the team can raise money to acquire a striker.

Players like Thilo Kehrer, Mawel Cornet, Danny Ings, Ben Johnson, and Pablo Fornals might be sold to obtain the necessary funds.

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