'All of a sudden' - West Ham ready move for 27-year-old, says ex-scout
West Ham are interested in signing VfB Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy in the January transfer window, sources have told Football Insider.
As revealed on the new edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, former Tottenham, Aston Villa and Everton scout Bryan King believes the Hammers view the 27-year-old as a top target.
With injuries to Michail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta in recent weeks, West Ham are stepping up their pursuit of a centre-forward.
The Irons will also be without summer signing Mohammed Kudus with the 23-year-old currently away at the African Cup of Nations with Ghana.
Guirassy has been in fine form in the Bundesliga, scoring 19 goals in just 16 games for Stuttgart this season - including 10 goals in the opening five league games.
The Guinea international is currently away at the African Cup of Nations and is set to feature for his country when they face Cameroon on Monday (15 January).
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, King said: "All of a sudden there is an injury situation at West Ham.
"Maybe they hadn’t thought about bringing another forward in but all of a sudden that changes.
"I’ve spoken to a couple of people who know what West Ham are doing and names have come up playing in Germany.
"Serhou Guirassy, the Stuttgart centre-forward could be a player of interest."
Football Insider revealed on Friday (12 January) that West Ham have two striker targets in January with Guirassy and Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez both on their radar.