West Ham can find an Antonio heir in Dia

After a disappointing begin to the Premier League season which leaves West Ham United in thirteenth place, it appears as if David Moyes is already contemplating the best way to strengthen his squad.

Based on reports from Italy, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and West Ham are all eager on Salernitana’s Boulaye Dia after his spectacular begin to life with the Serie A facet.

The Senegal worldwide joined Salernitana on mortgage from Villarreal through the summer time and has already caught the attention in Campania, contributing 5 objectives and two assists in simply 11 Serie A appearances.

The report states that whereas the Italian facet have an possibility to purchase Dia as a part of their mortgage deal, president Danilo Iervolino plans to pay the €12m (£10.5m) payment earlier than auctioning him for €17m (£15m) with the intention to make a fast revenue.

This might open the door for West Ham to herald the 25-year-old and if he have been to reach on the London Stadium he might show to be the perfect inheritor to Michail Antonio in Moyes’ facet.

Since signing from Nottingham Forest in 2015, Antonio has gone on to make 246 appearances for the Hammers, through which he has contributed a formidable 65 objectives and 41 assists, which have been sufficient to see him turn into their all-time top goalscorer within the Premier League.

Would Dia be a great Antonio inheritor?

Nonetheless, the 32-year-old has misplaced his beginning spot to Gianluca Scamacca this season and appears to be approaching the top of an excellent profession with the Hammers, which suggests {that a} substitute must be introduced in sooner fairly than later.

Whereas there was one thing of a ‘striker curse’ at West Ham in current seasons, Dia has discovered the online with regularity all through his profession, with strong spells at Stade Reims and Jura Sud Foot earlier than his transfer to Villarreal.

He would additionally arrive with the blessing of former Liverpool star Sadio Mane, who performs in assault with Dia for the Senegal nationwide facet, having earned his first call-up throughout his time at Reims, when Mane sang his praises.

He said: “For the reason that begin of the season I began to comply with him, and I’m actually impressed by his qualities.”

Dia has additionally averaged extra pictures, key passes, dribbles and the next cross success charge than Antonio this season, so he might show to be the perfect man to interchange him at West Ham in the long run.