Here’s one that ticks all the boxes, after endless links with injured, aged or obscure forwards. Every football agent under the sun knows West Ham are about to buy a striker in [January.](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-set-to-prioritise-pace-in-two-key-positions-in-january-transfer-window/) So there will be no shortage of players offered to the Hammers.
Finally, publicly, the club have admitted they got it wrong last summer and are desperate to make amends and try and keep the club in the top flight.
But competing with other Premier league clubs in much the same position – willing to spend big to try and secure survival – means the Hammers are, apparently, ‘checking out’ a whole host of possibles ahead of a transfer window dip into the market: As Italian news outlet [thelaziali.com](https://thelaziali.com/2025/11/01/west-ham-january-lazio-tijjani-noslin/) puts it:
“_West Ham plotting January move for Lazio striker Tijjani Noslin”_
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_..”Lazio and the 26-year-old are both open to parting ways in January, but the club wants to avoid making a capital loss on their investment. Hence, they’re hoping to receive an offer worth at least €16 million, which represents the attacker’s current book value. So it remains to be seen if the Hammers would be willing to meet this price.”_
The 26 year old Dutchman, who can play either as a winger or a centre-forward, made a name for himself before joining Lazio where he has been largely a spectator under Mauricio Sarri.
Whether he has the pedigree to make it at Premier League level – who knows: Someone is going to take a gamble on him this winter as the stakes are so high in the search for ten goals which can tip the scales against relegation. He’d certainly bring pace to the frontman position – whether the Hammers could be persuaded to end their habit of lowballing and actually get a deal over the line will depend on how much Nuno likes the forward – and how hard Sullivan decides to negotiate.