{"id":627503,"date":"2023-08-29T08:14:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T12:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627503"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T12:14:16","slug":"west-ham-united-three-candidates-for-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/west-ham-united-three-candidates-for-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Prime Candidates Revealed: West Ham\u2019s Search for a Striker With \u2018Top Character\u2019 Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1696419322023801127?t=rkC4hhat86Xje3gc4BgHZA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a> has dropped a major update on West Ham United&#8217;s search for a striker in the final days of the transfer window. The journalist has revealed the names of three major candidates considered by the club.<\/p>\n<h2>West Ham Looking for a Goalscorer to Add Firepower to Their Attack<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2757\ufe0f\ud83c\udd95 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WestHam<\/a> is focused on three strikers from Brazil as Director Tim Steidten is already at site. For David Moyes he\u2019s going to find a hard working No. 9 with a top character!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WHUFC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Candidates:<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) <br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Pedro (Flamengo) \ud83d\udcf8<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Marcos Leonardo (FC\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4NehlYdA5l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4NehlYdA5l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1696419322023801127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hammers&#8217; Three Prime Striker Candidates Revealed<\/h3>\n<p>The London-based club are in the market looking for a &#8220;hard-working&#8221; striker with a &#8220;top character&#8221; as reported by Plettenberg. They have shortlisted three Brazilian strikers as prime candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Yuri Alberto of Corinthians, Marcos Leonardo of Santos, and Falmengo&#8217;s Pedro are the three options the Hammers are seriously considering at the moment. The first two of the above-mentioned players, Alberto and Leonardo, are on the right side of the age spectrum at 22 and 20 years old respectively, with Pedro being the oldest at 26.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/west-ham-united-mohammed-kudus-transfer-official\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United Unveil \u2018Really Special\u2019 Star as Latest Signing \u2013 Player Delighted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League club&#8217;s Technical Director, Tim Steidten is already in Brazil to accelerate the process and potentially strike a deal for one of the shortlisted No.9s before the transfer window shuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Revealing West Ham\u2019s BIGGEST Problems Under David Moyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1maiWRKtBY?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">West Ham&#8217;s Transfer Window So Far<\/h3>\n<p>The Londoners lost their star midfielder, Declan Rice, at the beginning of the transfer window to fellow Premier League club, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/folarin-balogun-arsenal-monaco\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a>. They have been very active in the transfer market since and have reinforced their midfield by bringing in James Ward-Prowse from Southampton and Edson Alvarez from Ajax.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/jesse-lingard-west-ham-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham Now Close to Signing \u2018Charismatic Star\u2019 After Latest Transfer Update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart and Mohamed Kudus from Ajax are the latest to arrive at the London Stadium. The UEFA Conference League champions are also considering a move for their former player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/88314572?utm_campaign=postshare_fan\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Lingard<\/a>, who is currently a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>The Irons&#8217; next priority is to bring in a number nine who is an upgrade on current strikers, Michail Antonio and Danny Ings. Sevilla&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-liverpool-and-man-uniteds-plans?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youssef En-Nesyri<\/a> is also on the club&#8217;s radar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2n5XRcW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bex Walton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florian Plettenberg has dropped a major update on West Ham United&#8217;s search for a striker in the final days of the transfer window. The journalist has revealed the names of three major candidates considered by the club. 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