David Moyes provides West Ham striker search update ahead of transfer deadline
West Ham United boss David Moyes has spoken out over his side’s search for attacking reinforcements, ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline.
Haller departs
One of the major talking points at the London Stadium over the last couple of weeks has of course surrounded Moyes’ options up top.
This comes with club-record signing Sebastien Haller, on the back of an altogether underwhelming 18 months, having opted to bring his West Ham stint to an end.
The Ivorian international swapped the English capital for Dutch champions Ajax, in a £20 million deal:
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‘Done our business’
Haller’s exit, though, has since left a gaping hole in West Ham’s frontline. The 26-year-old, despite his widely publicised struggles for form, was nevertheless handed starts in 10 of the 17 Premier League outings for which he was available this season.
The Hammers, in turn, were tipped to swoop for a whole host of attackers, amongst them the likes of Eddie Nketiah, Adam Hlozek and Josh King.
To this point, however, evidently, no move has come to fruition.
And though West Ham, to their credit, have continued to perform well with Michail Antonio as the spearhead of the club’s frontline, it was nevertheless widely predicted that a new addition would be forthcoming before the winter window slams shut.
West Ham United’s English midfielder Michail Antonio (L) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion at The London Stadium, in east London on January 19, 2021. (Photo by MATTHEW CHILDS / POOL / AFP)
Ahead of tomorrow’s fast-approaching deadline, however, such assumptions have been shut down, by none other than David Moyes himself.
Speaking on the back of his side’s disappointing defeat to Liverpool on Sunday evening, the West Ham boss was drawn on the chances of a fresh face arriving at the London Stadium over the coming 24 hours.
Moyes, however, confirmed that this looks altogether unlikely as things stand:
‘I don’t really think we’ll be active at all, I think we’ve probably done our business unless something changes.’
‘We’ve got a squad of players I enjoy working with and I want to concentrate on them rather than people from other clubs.’
‘Hopefully we can try and continue the second half of the season as well as we started the first half of the season.’
David Moyes not expecting West Ham to sign striker before Monday’s transfer deadline
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 21 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 21 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 19 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 6 | 31 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 20 | 2 | 29 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Newcastle United FC | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Burnley FC | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 20 | -7 | 18 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | -33 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 21 | -22 | 8 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 11 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 7 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 6 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 5 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 4 |
| Chilwell, Benjamin | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
