West Ham United is considering recruiting Hwang Hee-chan.
The British Telegraph reported on the 5th (Korea Standard Time) "West Ham United are drafting a list of strikers to be recruited this month, considering Brighton's Evan Ferguson, Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-chan and Middlesbrough's Emmanuel Latteras."," he reported.
West Ham are having a difficult time at the moment. Julen Lopetegui, who successfully led Wolverhampton, was brought in, and it seemed to have spent the transfer market supporting the coach, but when I opened the lid, it was different.
West Ham, which was considered to have the upper-middle-class power in the league, is 14th in the league. West Ham fans, who are not at the level to worry about relegation, are very disappointed, at least hoping to advance to the European tournament.
Therefore, it seems that he is looking for a striker to support coach Lopetegui again in the winter transfer market. The name of Hwang Hee-chan, which director Lopetegui knows well, came out. Lopetegui took the helm of Wolverhampton in the 2022-2023 season and successfully led the team. Hwang Hee-chan did not perform very well at the time, but Hwang Hee-chan played one of the best in the league last season.
He had a difficult time amid injuries and tactical changes until the middle of this season, but he has fired a signal of revival with two goals in the last two games. The Telegraph reports "Wolverhampton rejected Marseille's offer last summer to recruit Hwang Hee-chan for 21 million pounds (W38.4 billion). Hwang Hee-chan has scored two goals in the past two games under new coach Vitor Pereira," he said, adding that Hwang Hee-chan received interest from Marseille.
Even if Hwang Hee-chan goes to West Ham, it doesn't seem difficult to make a leap to the starting lineup. West Ham are suffering from a severe slump in their strikers. Terju University Superintendent Mikhail Antonio is likely to be absent for a long time due to a car accident. Nicklas Fühlkruk, who was hired ambitiously, is not even getting a chance to play. Backup striker Danny Ings also has only one league goal.
Only Jarrod Bowen was doing his part, but he can't play for three months due to serious injuries. Mohamed Kudus is not as destructive as he was last season, and Chrissencio Somerville is not performing as expected. Hwang Hee-chan, who has regained his confidence, seems to be able to make a leap to the starting line.
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However, the concern is coach Lopetegui's future. Lopetegui is currently facing a crisis of replacement. Hwang Hee-chan transferred with trust in Lopetegui, but if Lopetegui fails to rebound and is replaced, Hwang Hee-chan's position could become very ambiguous.
In Wolverhampton, manager Pereira is sending trust in Hwang Hee-chan, so there is no difficulty for Hwang Hee-chan to play consistently. West Ham is a bigger club than Wolverhampton and has a much stronger track record, but the choice in the winter transfer market should be prudent.
It is also questionable whether Wolverhampton will try to sell Hwang Hee-chan. West Ham are still at the stage of interest, so we need to watch the situation a bit more.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
