Five transfer targets to turn West Ham into top four contenders

The Hammers have shown this season that they can compete against some of the bigger teams in the UK, and that they have plenty of quality within their existing squad, but there are also many opportunities to improve the squad, especially when it comes to squad depth.

In this guide, we’ve picked out five potential transfer targets that can take West Ham up to the next level, especially if The Irons keep hold of key players such as Declan Rice in the upcoming transfer window.

There are certain players that keep cropping up in the transfer rumours. Bookmakers seem to regularly shorten the odds on West Ham to sign Jesse Lingard, for instance.

After a successful loan transfer, and his contract expiring in the summer, bookmakers in the UK are definitely expecting there to be interest from the Hammers at the very least. Lingard may command big wages, but this could be essential to push West Ham to the next level.

Not only does he have one of the coolest names in all of football, Darwin Nunez could be seen in the premier league very soon. West Ham is just one of the teams interested in the Uruguayan, who is not far off averaging a goal every single game this season.

Nunez could be a similar scenario to Luis Diaz, with West Ham interested but getting pipped by a more established club with a better chance of winning trophies. This could be incredibly frustrating.

Nunez could solve a big attacking problem for the Hammers, who need to find a way to give Antonio some support when it comes to scoring goals. The striker doesn’t have much in the way of backup at the moment and Nunez is likely to take his place in the XI should he join.

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