Exclusive: West Ham submit £12m Rafiu Durosinmi offer
West Ham, Stuttgart and Lazio have submitted £12million bids for Viktoria Plzen striker Rafiu Durosinmi, sources have told Football Insider.
The Premier League strugglers are in the market for a centre-forward who can provide cutting edge to their attack.
But West Ham are locked in a battle with Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart and Serie A club Lazio in the race to land Durosinmi.
The 22-year-old has been impressing for the Czech side since returning from a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out of action for 15 months.
The Nigerian returned to action last February and he has scored 13 goals across all competitions this season, including two in the Europa League and a brace in Champions League qualifying.
West Ham face competition from Eintracht Frankfurt
Durosinmi was on the verge of a transfer to German side Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023, but the move fell through due to injury and now the German outfit are considering a new move for Durosinmi.
Frankfurt have a proven track record in signing top striking talents having sold the likes of Randal Kolo Muani, Omar Marmoush and Hugo Ekitike for huge profits in recent seasons.
West Ham have enjoyed success in signing players from the Czech league in the past having brought in the likes of El Hadji Malick Diouf, Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.
Diouf signed for West Ham from Slavia Prague in the summer, joining in a deal worth around £19million.
The left-back has featured regularly and impressed at times, but he has struggled to adapt to a team that could be set to hire their third manager of the season.
West Ham are reportedly considering the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo if their results in the Premier League do not improve rapidly.
What type of player is Rafiu Durosinmi?
Durosinmi is quick and capable of shrugging off a defender, but his goals usually come courtesy of his intelligent movement.
The striker provided a perfect example when he netted against Rangers in the Champions League qualifiers, ghosting off the back of Nasser Djiga to power home the cross.
It is just that type of movement which West Ham have lacked with Niclas Fullkrug in attack.
Fullkrug, who is expected to complete a move to AC Milan, can often be found wanting on the counter-attack.