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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
West Ham have no plans to sign a free agent following Javier Hernandez’s departure from the club, per ClaretandHugh.
What’s the word?
The Hammers sold Chicharito to Sevilla on Monday, the final day of the Spanish transfer window.
It means that manager Manuel Pellegrini is left with summer signings Sebastian Haller and Albian Ajeti as his out-and-out forward options.
Indeed, the Irons also allowed Marko Arnautovic, Andy Carroll, Jordan Hugill and Lucas Perez to leave the club in the summer.
But ClaretandHugh reports that the Irons have little interest in bringing in another striker on a free transfer outside of the usual market.
Makes sense
There is very little value out there when it comes to players who could actually add some genuine quality to the team.
Wilfried Bony is available, the former Swansea City and Manchester City striker, but the fact that he is without a club should set alarm bells ringing.
The same goes for pretty much every free agent out there; the Hammers have done good business in bringing in Haller and Ajeti and they will have to trust that they are both good enough.
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Indeed, sources at the club have told Football FanCast that they have confidence in Andriy Yarmolenko’s ability to play through the middle, while Michail Antonio will also be able to fill in once he returns from injury.
There is no need to rush into a panic buy.
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