A £40 million striker has now been described as “almost certainly” to hitch certainly one of West Ham United or Crystal Palace in 2025, regardless of hyperlinks to different elite Premier League sides, as Tim Steidten considers replacements for Danny Ings and Michail Antonio.
Ings rescues West Ham with ninety fifth minute equaliser in opposition to Fulham
Supervisor Julen Lopetegui was minutes away from tasting his third defeat in 4 league video games, and the Spaniard lower a pissed off determine on the touchline after Raul Jimenez’s opening purpose for Fulham simply previous the 20-minute mark.
West Ham had been usually outplayed on a tricky afternoon at Craven Cottage, and Marco Silva was adamant the house facet additionally ought to’ve been awarded a penalty, following Max Kilman’s collision with Adama Traore.
The Irons did pressure Fulham to defend admirably within the second half, although, they usually finally discovered a last-gasp breakthrough. Silva’s males didn’t take care of a ninety fifth minute Jarrod Bowen cut-back, which fell to substitute Ings, who squeezed a scientific, low end previous goalkeeper Bernd Leno on the close to submit to salvage a dramatic draw.
“The idea and the hassle was good, however it was a tricky match right now, and we might have completed sure issues higher,” mentioned Lopetegui after West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Fulham.
“I do know taking part in Fulham at their dwelling floor is at all times laborious, they usually had been good right now. However on the similar time, we will do higher, and we’ll work on plenty of issues forward of the following recreation.
“The second purpose in a match is so essential so usually, as a result of it may kill or shut a recreation. I believe we had spells within the first half, however they had been higher regardless of not having too many clear-cut probabilities. But it surely’s true that within the second half we had been higher, and the adjustments we made balanced issues.
“We pushed ahead and the gamers saved combating and believing, and fortunately we acquired the purpose we needed when it mattered.”
Ings was closely linked with a West Ham exit all summer time, however it was the Englishman who in the end spared their blushes in west London on Saturday. The 32-year-old is out of contract subsequent summer time although, as is Michail Antonio, with an replace coming to gentle on the pair and a possible new striker subsequent 12 months.
Omar Marmoush “almost certainly” to hitch West Ham or Crystal Palace
It’s believed Ings and Antonio stay agency contenders to depart West Ham within the subsequent 12 months, with TEAMtalk suggesting that technical director Steidten and his recruitment staff might look in the direction of Eintracht Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush.
The Egypt striker, who might value round £40 million to check in 2025, desires of constructing a transfer to the Premier League after scoring 17 objectives in all competitions for the Bundesliga facet final time period.
Antonio vs Fullkrug vs Ings comparability (23/24) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Stats (per 90 minutes) | Antonio | Fullkrug | Ings |
Objectives | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.11 |
Assists | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
Progressive Carries | 2.37 | 0.76 | 1.38 |
Progressive Passes | 1.29 | 2.28 | 1.85 |
Complete Photographs | 1.56 | 2.34 | 2.18 |
Photographs on Goal | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
xG | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.28 |
Shot-Creating Actions | 1.83 | 2.52 | 4.00 |
Aerials Received | 1.88 | 3.49 | 0.62 |
Stats taken from FBref | |||
Marmoush is “almost certainly” to hitch West Ham or Crystal Palace, as per TT, with the Hammers contemplating replacements for each Ings and Antonio. Eintracht boss Dino Toppmöller, chatting with the press earlier this 12 months, described the 25-year-old as a striker who possesses a “tireless” work fee.
The African attacker has additionally been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, however it’s Lopetegui and Oliver Glasner within the driving seat for his signature proper now.
