West Ham keen on Viktor Gyokeres transfer as Moyes looks to £20m Coventry striker to put pressure on Scamacca
WEST HAM boss David Moyes looks set to move for Coventry’s Viktor Gyokeres after making a personal check on the striker.
Moyes has watched the Swede intently as he knows he may need a new forward or two in the summer window — and even made a solo mission to see him last week.
Gyokeres is having his best season so far with 18 goals for the Sky Blues in the Championship.
He also had a runout off the bench against Belgium in Friday night’s 3-0 Euro qualifier defeat.
Gyokeres is close to becoming a starter for his country and a move to a higher level would speed up that process.
The hard-working 24-year-old spent four seasons at Brighton without making a Premier League appearance and joined Coventry in the summer of 2021 following half-a-season on loan.
Gyokeres has several clubs on his trail and Moyes has never been scared to dip into the second tier for a player.
Michail Antonio may leave in the next window with Everton joining the chase for him — as we revealed last week.
And West Ham‘s Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca is yet to settle, so Moyes looks likely to bring in a couple of new faces for his frontline.
Coventry would want around £20million to let go of Gyokeres in the summer.
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Manager Mark Robins may yet pull off promotion via the play-offs but, if not, the centre-forward seems certain to move on.
Burnley will also have another go at Gyokeres after failing in the last two windows.
Boss Vincent Kompany is a huge fan and can soon offer him Prem football, it seems.